Where does “baptizee” come from?
baptizee (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.
baptizee (English): One who undergoes baptism
Definitions
- One who undergoes baptism
Ancestry of “baptizee”, step by step
baptizee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baptize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baptize | To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling... |
| 2 | Middle English | baptisen | To baptise, christen; To receive a baptism; To... |
| 3 | Old French | baptiser | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | baptizo | I baptize |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |