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Where does “credobaptist” come from?

credobaptist (English) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō — to dive, dive in.

credobaptist (English): One who holds that baptism should only be...

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  1. One who holds that baptism should only be...

Ancestry of “credobaptist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBaptistAn adherent of a Protestant denomination of...
2Middle EnglishbaptistA baptist; John the Baptist; Alternative form of...
3Old Frenchbaptistebaptist
4Latinbaptistabaptizer, baptist
5Ancient Greekβαπτιστήςbaptist
6Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
7Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
8Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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