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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of the word BAPTIZE.  Etymology of the word BAPTIZE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893

 

BAPTIZE,  v. to christen by dipping.  (F.,—Gk.)   Formerly baptise was the commoner form; it occurs in Rob. of Glouc., ed. Hearne, p. 86.   [The sb. baptiste occurs in the Ancren Riwle, p. 160; and baptisme in Gower, C. A. i. 189.]—O.F. baptiser.—Lat. baptizare.—Gk. βαπτίζειν; from βάπτειν, to dip.   See GAP in Fick, i. 69; and Curtius, ii. 75.   Der. baptist (Gk. βαπτιστής, a dipper); baptism (Gk. βάπτισμα, a dipping); and baptist-er-y.

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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