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Where does “baptismo” come from?

baptismo (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- — to dive, dive in.

baptismo (Latin): dative singular of baptismum; ablative singular...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of baptismum; ablative singular...

Ancestry of “baptismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaptismumbaptism; washing, sprinkling
2Ancient Greekβαπτισμόςa dipping, a washing; baptism
3Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
4Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
5Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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