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Where does “redeliverance” come from?

redeliverance (English) comes from English deliverance, from English deliver, from Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

redeliverance (English): A second or subsequent deliverance

Definitions

  1. A second or subsequent deliverance

Ancestry of “redeliverance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeliveranceAct of delivering or conveying something;...
2EnglishdeliverTo set free from restraint or danger; To do with...
3Middle Englishdeliveren—
4Old Frenchdelivrerto set free; to liberate; to give birth; to...
5Latinlīberō—
6Latinlīberāre—
7LatinLīber—
8Old Latinloeber—
9Frenchloberto lob
10Frenchloblob
11EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
12EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
13EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
14Old Frenchlongitude—
15Latinlongitūdō—
16Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
17Latin-ē—
18Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
19Latincalceusshoe
20Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
21Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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