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
baitsid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish bathais
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | bathais | baptism; the order of baptism, the baptismal... |
| 2 | Old Irish | baithes | baptism |
| 3 | Latin | baptisma | ablution; a dipping or washing in water; baptism;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάπτισμα | baptism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |
via Old Irish baithis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | baithis | — |