Where does “antipedobaptist” come from?
antipedobaptist (English) comes from English pedobaptist, from English Baptist, from Middle English baptist, from Old French baptiste, from Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω — to dive, dive in.
antipedobaptist (English): Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
Definitions
- Alternative form of antipaedobaptist
Ancestry of “antipedobaptist”, step by step
antipedobaptist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedobaptist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedobaptist | Relating to the baptism of infants; One who... |
| 2 | English | Baptist | An adherent of a Protestant denomination of... |
| 3 | Middle English | baptist | A baptist; John the Baptist; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | baptiste | baptist |
| 5 | Latin | baptista | baptizer, baptist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαπτιστής | baptist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |