Etymology

redemption

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Today it means: The act of redeeming or something redeemed. Full definition →

Middle English redempcioun ← Old French redemption ← Latin redemptio
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromredemptio
  2. Old French · derived fromredemption
  3. Middle English · inherited fromredempcioun
  4. English todayredemption

From Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of ransom. Displaced native Old English ālīesung, ālīesnes.

Words from the same roots

Latinredemptio all →

ransom

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