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Where does “baithis” come from?

baithis (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish baithes, 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 “baithis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbaithes—
2Latinbaptismaablution; a dipping or washing in water; baptism;...
3Ancient Greekβάπτισμαbaptism
4Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
5Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
6Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “baithis”

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