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...
Definitions
- One who holds that baptism should only be...
Ancestry of “credobaptist”, step by step
credobaptist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Baptist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Baptist | An adherent of a Protestant denomination of... |
| 2 | Middle English | baptist | A baptist; John the Baptist; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old French | baptiste | baptist |
| 4 | Latin | baptista | baptizer, baptist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαπτιστής | baptist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |
via English credo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | credo | A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself |
| 2 | Middle English | credo | The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed |
| 3 | Old French | credo | The Nicene Creed or Apostle's Creed |
| 4 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |