Where does “βάπτισμα” come from?

βάπτισμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

βάπτισμα (Greek): baptism, christening

Definitions

  1. baptism, christening

Ancestry of “βάπτισμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάπτισμαbaptism
2Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
3Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
4Proto-Hellenicgʷápťōto dip, submerge
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō →