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Where does “βαπτιστήριον” come from?

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

βαπτιστήριον (Ancient Greek): swimming-bath; baptistery

Definitions

  1. swimming-bath; baptistery

Ancestry of “βαπτιστήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
2Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
3Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “βαπτιστήριον”

  • baptisterium
  • baptisterio
  • battistero
  • baptistère
  • batistério
  • baptistery
  • baptisterie
  • bâptistéthe
  • baptisterium
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