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English word private comes from Latin privus (One's own, private, peculiar, particular.)
privus (Latin)
One's own, private, peculiar, particular.
privo (Latin)
(with ablative) I free, set apart, release, deliver from something, relieve of.. (with ablative, genitive or accusative) I bereave, deprive, rob or strip of something.
privatus (Latin)
A man holding no political office or associated with the cursus honorum.. A man in a private life, citizen, member of the public.
private (English)
(in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.. (obsolete) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.. (obsolete) One not invested with a public office.. (obsolete) Personal interest; particular business.. (obsolete) Privacy; retirement.. (usually plural) A private lesson.. A soldier of the rank of private.. The lowest rank of the army. (US, of a room in a medical [...]