Latin
redemptiō
‘redemption, redeeming (buying back)’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin redemptiō.
2 English words in this record descend from Latin redemptiō, most familiar first.
- redemption ← redempcioun
- ransom ← raunsoun ← raençon
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Etymograph / Latin redemptiō