Where does “unransomable” come from?
unransomable (English) comes from English ransomable, from English ransom, from Middle English ransoun, from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
unransomable (English): Not ransomable
Ancestry of “unransomable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ransomable | Suitable for being held for a ransom |
| 2 | English | ransom | Money paid for the freeing of a hostage; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | ransoun | Alternative form of raunsoun |
| 4 | Old French | raençon | fee paid to release someone from prison or... |
| 5 | Latin | redemptio | redemption, redeeming |
| 6 | Latin | redimō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |