Where does “bydysawd” come from?
bydysawd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh bedyssawt, from Proto-Brythonic *bėdɨsọd, from Latin baptizatus, from Latin baptizo, from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω, from Ancient Greek βάπτω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti — to dive, dive in.
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Ancestry of “bydysawd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | bedyssawt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *bėdɨsọd | — |
| 3 | Latin | baptizatus | baptized |
| 4 | Latin | baptizo | I baptize |
| 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 |