Latin
redimō
‘to buy back, repurchase, redeem’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin redimō.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin redimō, most familiar first.
- redemption ← redempcioun ← redemptio
- ransom ← raunsoun ← raençon ← redemptiō
- redeem ← redemen ← redimer
- redemptor
- redemptrix
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Etymograph / Latin redimō