Where does “baptizement” come from?
baptizement (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.
baptizement (English): baptism
Definitions
- baptism
Ancestry of “baptizement”, step by step
baptizement 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 |