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Where does “baptismo” come from?

baptismo (Portuguese) comes from Latin baptismus, from Latin baptismum, from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός, 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.

baptismo (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of batismo

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of batismo

Ancestry of “baptismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaptismus—
2Latinbaptismumbaptism; washing, sprinkling
3Ancient Greekβαπτισμόςa dipping, a washing; baptism
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 “baptismo”

  • बपतिस्मा
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