'deprive' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'deprivare,' where 'de-' meant 'away' and 'privare' meant 'to release or free.'

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

Initially, it meant 'to release or free from something,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to take something away.'