raençon
Old French
noun
Definitions
- fee paid to release someone from prison or captivity
Etymology
Inherited from Latin redemptiō.
Origin
Latin
redemptiō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ransom English
- redemptio Latin
- redemptiō Latin
- redimō Latin
- rédemption French
- ranscun Middle English
- ranson Middle English
- ransoun Middle English
- raumsoun Middle English
- raunson Middle English
- raunsonen Middle English
- raunsoun Middle English
- rawnson Middle English
- redemption Old French
- raenchon Middle French