Etymology

redemptor

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Today it means: One who redeems (especially used of Jesus). Full definition →

Middle English redemptor ← Old French redemptor ← Latin redēmptor
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  1. Latin · derived fromredēmptor
  2. Old French · derived fromredemptor
  3. Middle English · inherited fromredemptor
  4. English todayredemptor

From Middle English redemptor, redemptoure, from Old French redemptor, from Latin redēmptor.

Words from the same roots

Latinredēmptor all →

Redemptorist

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