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

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

Initially, it meant 'to take away something,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.