Where does “rançonnage” come from?
rançonnage (French) comes from French rançonner, from Middle French rançonner, from Old French raençonner, from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
rançonnage (French): ransoming
Definitions
- ransoming
Ancestry of “rançonnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rançonner | to ransom |
| 2 | Middle French | rançonner | — |
| 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 |