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Where does “batisier” come from?

batisier (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 “batisier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinbaptizoI baptize
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 “batisier”

  • baptize
  • baptizer
  • baptizeth
  • rebaptize
  • unbaptize
  • baptizable
  • rebaptizer
  • debaptize
  • baptizement
  • baptize
  • baptisen
  • baptizen
  • papatais
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →