'deprivation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'deprivare,' where 'de-' meant 'from' and 'privare' meant 'to rob or deprive.'

'deprivare' transformed into the Old French word 'deprivation,' and eventually became the modern English word 'deprivation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to take away or remove,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'lacking or doing without something.'