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Where does “unbaptized” come from?

Unbaptized comes from Middle English unbaptized, formed with the prefix un- and the past participle baptized, ultimately deriving from Latin baptizāre meaning to immerse in water.

unbaptized (English): Not baptized

Definitions

  1. Not baptized

Ancestry of “unbaptized”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “unbaptized”

  • unbaptised
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