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Where does “baptistaire” come from?

baptistaire (French) comes from French baptiste, from Old French baptiste, from Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti — to dive, dive in.

baptistaire (French): baptismal; baptismal certificate

Definitions

  1. baptismal; baptismal certificate

Ancestry of “baptistaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaptistebaptist; Baptist
2Old Frenchbaptistebaptist
3Latinbaptistabaptizer, baptist
4Ancient Greekβαπτιστήςbaptist
5Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
6Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
7Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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