Where does “baptiser” come from?
baptiser (Old French) comes from Late Latin baptizo, 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 “baptiser”, step by step
baptiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin baptizo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | baptizo | I baptize |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |