| 1 | English | baptism | A Christian sacrament, by which one is received... |
| 2 | Middle English | bapteme | The practice or custom of baptism; Belief in the... |
| 3 | Old French | batesme | — |
| 4 | Latin | baptismus | — |
| 5 | Latin | baptismum | baptism; washing, sprinkling |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαπτισμός | a dipping, a washing; baptism |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |