Etymology

immersion

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Today it means: The total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism. Full definition →

Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromimmersiō, immersiōnem“dipping”
  2. English todayimmersion

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem (“dipping”).

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