Etymograph

English

baptist

Baptist comes from Late Latin baptista ‘baptizer, baptist’, from Ancient Greek βάπτω ‘to dip’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- ‘to dive, dive in’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷeh₂bʰ-‘to dive, dive in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷh₂bʰ-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάπτω‘to dip’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβᾰπτῐ́ζω‘to baptise’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβαπτιστήςbaptistḗs
  6. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEbaptista‘baptizer, baptist’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400baptiste
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500baptist
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷeh₂bʰ-‘to dive, dive in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷh₂bʰ-yé-tireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEβάπτω‘to dip’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβᾰπτῐ́ζω‘to baptise’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEβαπτιστήςbaptistḗs
  6. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEbaptista‘baptizer, baptist’
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400baptiste
  8. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500baptist
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ-

Today it means

noun A person who baptizes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- / baptist

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