βάπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *gʷápťō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti, from *gʷeh₂bʰ- (to dive, dive in). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną,[1] Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬟𐬭𐬀 (jafra), Persian ژرف (žarf), Lurish گںهںر (gəhər, a lake), and Sanskrit गभीर (gabhīra), whence Hindi गहरा (gahrā).

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    βάπτω • (báptō)

    1. to dip, submerge
    2. to dye, colour
    3. to baptise

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Byzantine Greek: βάφω (báphō)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βάπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200

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