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Where does “βάπτω” come from?

βάπτω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

βάπτω (Ancient Greek): I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise

Definitions

  1. I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise

Ancestry of “βάπτω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “βάπτω”

  • baptism
  • sync
  • baptismal
  • baptize
  • synchronize
  • Anabaptist
  • synchronizing
  • synch
  • Anabaptism
  • baptist
  • synchronizer
  • desynchronization
  • rebaptism
  • baptizer
  • resynchronize
  • baptizeth
  • rebaptize
  • synchronizable
  • synchronizability
  • desynchronize
  • paedobaptism
  • pedobaptist
  • pedobaptism
  • Anabaptistry
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