English
ransomable
From ransom + -able.
Formed from ransom + -able
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
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Latin redimō ‘to buy back, repurchase, redeem’
Latin redemptiō ‘redemption, redeeming (buying back)’
Old French raençon ‘fee paid to release someone from prison or…’
Middle English raunsoun
English ransom
Today it means
adj Suitable for being held for a ransom.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ransomable