Where does “redemption” come from?
redemption (Old French) comes from Latin redemptio, from Latin redimō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
redemption (Old French): redemption; salvation from sin
Definitions
- redemption; salvation from sin
Ancestry of “redemption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | redemptio | redemption, redeeming |
| 2 | Latin | redimō | — |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “redemption”