Where does “batèm” come from?
batèm (Haitian Creole) comes from French baptême, from Middle French baptesme, from Old French batesme, from Latin baptismus, from Latin baptismum, from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω — to dive, dive in.
batèm (Haitian Creole): baptism
Ancestry of “batèm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | baptême | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 2 | Middle French | baptesme | baptism |
| 3 | Old French | batesme | — |
| 4 | Latin | baptismus | — |
| 5 | Latin | baptismum | baptism; washing, sprinkling |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαπτισμός | a dipping, a washing; baptism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |