Etymology

abaptiston

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Ancient Greek ἀβάπτιστος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀβάπτιστος“not dipped”
  2. English todayabaptiston

From Ancient Greek ἀβάπτιστος (abáptistos, “not dipped”).

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