privus

Meaning

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) one each
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) one's own, private, peculiar, particular
  3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, with-genitive) deprived of

Concepts

deprived of

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpriː.wʊs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *preiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“in front”), with semantic shift "(being) in front" > "being separate". Compare prior, prīmus, prīscus, prīstinus.

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