Where does “ransomer” come from?
ransomer (English) comes from Middle English raunsoner, from Middle English raunsonen, from Old French raençonner, from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
ransomer (English): A person who pays a ransom
Definitions
- A person who pays a ransom
Ancestry of “ransomer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | raunsoner | One who redeems |
| 2 | Middle English | raunsonen | To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a... |
| 3 | Old French | raençonner | — |
| 4 | Old French | raençon | fee paid to release someone from prison or... |
| 5 | Latin | redemptio | redemption, redeeming |
| 6 | Latin | redimō | to buy back, repurchase, redeem |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |