Where does “બાપ્તિસ્મા” come from?
બાપ્તિસ્મા (Gujarati) comes from Portuguese baptismo, from Latin baptismus, from Latin baptismum, from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti — to dive, dive in.
બાપ્તિસ્મા (Gujarati): baptism
Definitions
- baptism
Ancestry of “બાપ્તિસ્મા”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | baptismo | Superseded spelling of batismo |
| 2 | Latin | baptismus | — |
| 3 | Latin | baptismum | baptism; washing, sprinkling |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαπτισμός | a dipping, a washing; baptism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |