Where does “battezzare” come from?

battezzare (Italian) comes from Latin baptīzāre, 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.

battezzare (Italian): to baptize or christen; to name or nickname

Definitions

  1. to baptize or christen; to name or nickname

Ancestry of “battezzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaptīzāre—
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

Words derived from “battezzare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō →