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Where does “baithes” come from?

baithes (Old Irish) comes from Latin baptisma, from Ancient Greek βάπτισμα, 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 “baithes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaptismaablution; a dipping or washing in water; baptism;...
2Ancient Greekβάπτισμαbaptism
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

Words derived from “baithes”

  • baithsid
  • baitsid
  • basht
  • baistid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂bʰ- →