βάπτω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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βάπτω (báptō)

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

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek: βάφω (báphō)

References

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