Etymology

anabaptize

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Today it means: To baptize or christen again, or to a different denomination; to rename or rechristen Full definition →

New Latin anabaptizāre ← Ancient Greek ἀνα-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνα-“again”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromanabaptizāre
  3. English todayanabaptize

From New Latin anabaptizāre, from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “again”) + βᾰπτῐ́ζω (băptĭ́zō, “to baptize”). See baptize and Anabaptist.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνα- all →

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