1870, "a way for driving," from drive (v.) + way (n.). Drive alone in this sense is attested from 1816. Specifically as "private road from a public road to a private house" by 1884.
they parked in the driveway
drive-in
drivel
driven
driver
drive-through
driveway
driving-wheel
drizzle
droid
droit
droll
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