myEtymology.com: English etymology of ransom

Etymology of the English word ransom

the English word ransom

derived from the Old French word rançon

derived from the Church Latin word redemptio (redemption, buying back, ransoming)

derived from the Latin word redemptus

derived from the Latin word redimere (buy back, recover, replace by purchase; redeem; atone for; ransom)

using the Latin prefix red-

derived from the Latin word emere (buy; gain, acquire)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *em-

derived from the Classic Latin word redemptum

derived from the Latin word redimere (buy back, recover, replace by purchase; redeem; atone for; ransom)

using the Latin prefix red-

derived from the Latin word emere (buy; gain, acquire)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *em-

derived from the Old French word ransoun

derived from the Church Latin word redemptio (redemption, buying back, ransoming)

derived from the Latin word redemptus

derived from the Latin word redimere (buy back, recover, replace by purchase; redeem; atone for; ransom)

using the Latin prefix red-

derived from the Latin word emere (buy; gain, acquire)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *em-

derived from the Classic Latin word redemptum

derived from the Latin word redimere (buy back, recover, replace by purchase; redeem; atone for; ransom)

using the Latin prefix red-

derived from the Latin word emere (buy; gain, acquire)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *em-

The earliest known usage of ransom in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English