βάπτω

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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, 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)

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