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

  1. redemption; salvation from sin

Ancestry of “redemption”, step by step

redemption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin redemptio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinredemptioredemption, redeeming
2Latinredimōto buy back, repurchase, redeem
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ecclesiastical Latin redemptio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinredemptioredemption, redeeming
2Latin-tio-tion, -ation, -ing
3Proto-Indo-European-ti-—

Words derived from “redemption”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →