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Where does “bautizar” come from?

bautizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish baptizar, from Latin baptīzō, 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.

bautizar (Spanish): to baptize

Definitions

  1. to baptize

Ancestry of “bautizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbaptizarto baptise
2Latinbaptīzō—
3Ancient Greekβαπτίζωto dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink
4Ancient GreekβάπτωI dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise
5Proto-Hellenicgʷápťō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂bʰ-to dive, dive in
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