LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

baptizō

baptizō (present infinitive baptizāre, perfect active baptizāvī, supine baptizātum)
Classical[bapˈtɪz.zoː]Ecclesiastical[bapˈtid.d͡zo]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto dip or bathe in water
  2. EcclesiasticalLate LatinLatinto baptize

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Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.baptizōbaptizābambaptizābōbaptizāvībaptizāverambaptizāverō
baptīzārō
2nd sg.baptizāsbaptizābāsbaptizābisbaptizāvistī
baptīzāstī		baptizāverās
baptīzārās		baptizāveris
3rd sg.baptizatbaptizābatbaptizābitbaptizāvitbaptizāverat
baptīzārat		baptizāverit
baptīzārit
1st pl.baptizāmusbaptizābāmusbaptizābimusbaptizāvimusbaptizāverāmusbaptizāverimus
baptīzārimus
2nd pl.baptizātisbaptizābātisbaptizābitisbaptizāvistis
baptīzāstis		baptizāverātis
baptīzārātis		baptizāveritis
baptīzāritis
3rd pl.baptizantbaptizābantbaptizābuntbaptizāvērunt
baptizāvēre, baptīzārunt		baptizāverant
baptīzārant		baptizāverint
baptīzārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.baptizembaptizārembaptizāverim
baptīzārim		baptizāvissem
baptīzāssem
2nd sg.baptizēsbaptizārēsbaptizāverīsbaptizāvissēs
baptīzāssēs
3rd sg.baptizetbaptizāretbaptizāverit
baptīzārit		baptizāvisset
baptīzāsset
1st pl.baptizēmusbaptizārēmusbaptizāverīmus
baptīzārīmus		baptizāvissēmus
baptīzāssēmus
2nd pl.baptizētisbaptizārētisbaptizāverītis
baptīzārītis		baptizāvissētis
baptīzāssētis
3rd pl.baptizentbaptizārentbaptizāverint
baptīzārint		baptizāvissent
baptīzāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.baptizorbaptizābarbaptizābor
2nd sg.baptizāris
baptizāre		baptizābāris
baptizābāre		baptizāberis
baptizābere
3rd sg.baptizāturbaptizābāturbaptizābitur
1st pl.baptizāmurbaptizābāmurbaptizābimur
2nd pl.baptizāminībaptizābāminībaptizābiminī
3rd pl.baptizanturbaptizābanturbaptizābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.baptizerbaptizārer
2nd sg.baptizēris
baptizēre		baptizārēris
baptizārēre
3rd sg.baptizēturbaptizārētur
1st pl.baptizēmurbaptizārēmur
2nd pl.baptizēminībaptizārēminī
3rd pl.baptizenturbaptizārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.baptizābaptizāre
pres. 2nd pl.baptizātebaptizāminī
fut. 2nd sg.baptizātōbaptizātor
fut. 3rd sg.baptizātōbaptizātor
fut. 2nd pl.baptizātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.baptizantōbaptizantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebaptizārebaptizārī
perfect infinitivebaptizāvisse
baptīzāsse		baptizātum esse
future infinitivebaptizātūrum essebaptizātum īrī
present participlebaptizāns—
perfect participle—baptizātus
baptizāta, baptizātā, baptizātae, baptizātam, baptizātārum, baptizātās, baptizātī, baptizātōrum, baptizātōs
future participlebaptizātūrus
baptizātūra, baptizātūrā, baptizātūrae, baptizātūram, baptizātūrārum, baptizātūrās, baptizātūre, baptizātūrī, baptizātūrīs, baptizātūrō, baptizātūrōrum, baptizātūrōs, baptizātūrum		baptizandus
baptizanda, baptizandā, baptizandae, baptizandam, baptizandārum, baptizandās, baptizande, baptizandīs, baptizandōrum, baptizandōs
gerundbaptizandī, baptizandō, baptizandumsupinebaptizātum, baptizātū

baptīzo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., = βαπτίξω, only in eccl. Lat.,
I. to baptize, Vulg. Judith, 12, 7; id. Matt. 3, 6; id. Marc. 1, 8; and Tert. Aug. Hier. al. saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeh₂bʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷh₂bʰyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷápt͏̌ō
  4. Ancient Greek βάπτω(báptō)
  5. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω(-ĭ́zō)
  6. Latinbaptizō

Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō)bor. Latin baptizō Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to dip, plunge”).

Borrowings
  • Frenchbaptiserfrom Old French baptisier
  • Englishbaptizefrom Old French baptisier
  • Englishbaptisefrom Old French baptisier
  • Portuguesebatizarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese batiçar
  • Spanishbautizarfrom Old Spanish baptizar
  • Guianese Creolebatizéfrom Old French baptisier
  • Mauritian Creolebatizefrom Old French baptisier
  • Franco-Provençalbaptisiérfrom Old French baptisier
  • Jersey Normanbâptîsifrom Old French baptisier
  • Scotsbapteesefrom Old French baptisier
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbatejar
  • Catalanbateiar
  • Catalanbatiar
  • Occitanbatejar
  • Gasconbatiarfrom Occitan batejar
  • Vivaro-Alpinebateiarfrom Occitan batejar
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianbatiài
  • Sardinianbatiare
  • Sardinianbatigiare
Eastern Romance
  • Romanianboteza
  • Romanianbotezare
  • Aromanianpãtedz
  • Aromanianpãtidzari
  • Istro-Romanianbotez
  • Megleno-Romanianbatiz
  • Megleno-Romanianbătizari
  • Albanianpagëzoj
Italo-Romance
  • Italianbattezzare
  • Sicilianvattijari
Padanian
  • Emilianbatsar
  • Emilianbatesar
  • Friulianbatiâ
  • Lombardbatesar
  • Lombardbatsar
  • Lombardbatagiär
  • Piedmontesebatié
  • Piedmontesebatsé
  • Piedmontesebatesé
  • Venetanbatizxar
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalbapteyér
  • Old Frenchbatoyer
  • Old Frenchbaptoier
Ibero-Romance
  • Old Spanishbatear
  • Old Spanishbaptear

In English words that came into English from baptizō

  • baptizebaptizō

Quick answers

What does baptizō mean in Latin?
baptizō, a verb, means “to dip or bathe in water”.
What are the principal parts of baptizō?
baptizō, baptizāre, baptizāvī, baptizātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce baptizō?
In classical Latin, [bapˈtɪz.zoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bapˈtid.d͡zo].
Where does baptizō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰyéti → Proto-Hellenic *gʷápt͏̌ō → Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) → Latin baptizō.