Where does “baptīzō” come from?
baptīzō (Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “baptīzō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |