Etymology of the English word redemption
the English word
redemptionderived from the Old French word
redemptionderived from the Church Latin word
redemptio (redemption, buying back, ransoming)
derived from the Latin word
redemptusderived 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
redemptumderived 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 redemption in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
misredemption,
redemptioner,
redemptiveUsage
Word found in Modern English
