rebaptize

Questions

What does rebaptize mean?

To baptize again.

Where does rebaptize come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰyéti Proto-Hellenic *gʷápt͏̌ō Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō)bor. Late Latin baptizōder. Old French baptiserbor. Middle English baptisen English baptize English rebaptize From re- + baptize.

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