Where does “papatais” come from?

papatais (Chuukese) comes from English baptize, from Middle English baptisen, from Old French baptiser, from Late Latin baptizo, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti — to dive, dive in.

papatais (Chuukese): to be baptized

Definitions

  1. to be baptized

Ancestry of “papatais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbaptizeTo perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling...
2Middle EnglishbaptisenTo baptise, christen; To receive a baptism; To...
3Old Frenchbaptiser
4Late LatinbaptizoI baptize
5Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
6Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
7Proto-Hellenicgʷápťōto dip, submerge
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-tiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō