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Where does “baptizable” come from?

baptizable (English) 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.

baptizable (English): Alternative form of baptisable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of baptisable

Ancestry of “baptizable”, 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-Hellenicgʷápťō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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