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Where does “redemptionist” come from?

redemptionist (English) comes from English redemption, from Middle English redempcioun, from Old French redemption, from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

redemptionist (English): A proponent of redemptionism; One of an order of...

Definitions

  1. A proponent of redemptionism; One of an order of...

Ancestry of “redemptionist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishredemptionThe act of redeeming or something redeemed; The...
2Middle EnglishredempciounRedemption or release from sinfulness; One's...
3Old Frenchredemptionredemption; salvation from sin
4Latinredemptioredemption, redeeming
5Latinredimō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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