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Where does “baitsid” come from?

baitsid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bathais, 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 — to dive, dive in.

Ancestry of “baitsid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbathaisbaptism; the order of baptism, the baptismal...
2Old Irishbaithes—
3Latinbaptismaablution; a dipping or washing in water; baptism;...
4Ancient Greekβάπτισμαbaptism
5Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
6Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
7Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in

Words derived from “baitsid”

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