Etymology of the English word redeem
the English word
redeemderived from the Old French word
redimerderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of redeem in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
redeeming,
redeemer,
redeemedUsage
Word found in Modern English
