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Where does “bautismal” come from?

bautismal (Spanish) comes from Spanish bautismo, from Spanish baptismo, from Latin baptismus, from Latin baptismum, from Ancient Greek βαπτισμός, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō — to dive, dive in.

bautismal (Spanish): baptismal

Definitions

  1. baptismal

Ancestry of “bautismal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbautismobaptism
2Spanishbaptismo—
3Latinbaptismus—
4Latinbaptismumbaptism; washing, sprinkling
5Ancient Greekβαπτισμόςa dipping, a washing; baptism
6Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
7Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
8Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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