Etymology

credobaptist

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Today it means: One who holds that baptism should only be performed on those who have professed faith in the Christian religion and understand the significance of the rite. Full definition →

English baptist ← Middle English baptiste ← Old French baptiste
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérddʰeh₁ti
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁ti
  6. Proto-Italic*kresdō
  7. Latincrēdō
  8. Old Frenchcredo
  9. Middle Englishcredo
  10. Englishcredo
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeh₂bʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gʷh₂bʰyéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gʷápt͏̌ō
  14. Ancient Greekβάπτω (báptō)
  15. Ancient Greekβᾰπτῐ́ζω (băptĭ́zō)
  16. Ancient Greekβαπτιστής (baptistḗs)
  17. Latinbaptista
  18. Old Frenchbaptiste
  19. Middle Englishbaptiste
  20. Englishbaptist
  21. English todaycredobaptist

From credo + baptist.

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