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Where does “raunsoun” come from?

raunsoun (Middle English) comes from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

raunsoun (Middle English): ransom; the practice of paying to let someone out...

Definitions

  1. ransom; the practice of paying to let someone out...

Ancestry of “raunsoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraençonfee paid to release someone from prison or...
2Latinredemptioredemption, redeeming
3Latinredimō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “raunsoun”

  • rancune
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