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Where does “baptismum” come from?

baptismum (Latin) comes 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.

baptismum (Latin): baptism; washing, sprinkling

Definitions

  1. baptism; washing, sprinkling

Ancestry of “baptismum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baptismum”

  • baptismo
  • bautismo
  • baptismo
  • bautismal
  • battesimo
  • batéxemo
  • batisim
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