Where does “baptistkirke” come from?
baptistkirke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål baptist, from Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής, 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.
baptistkirke (Norwegian Bokmål): A church belonging to the Baptist denomination of Christianity
Definitions
- A church belonging to the Baptist denomination of Christianity
Ancestry of “baptistkirke”, step by step
baptistkirke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål baptist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | baptist | a Baptist |
| 2 | Latin | baptista | baptizer, baptist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαπτιστής | baptist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |