myEtymology.com: French etymology of rançon

Etymology of the French word rançon

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-

English ransom, Spanish ranzón

Word found in Old French