baptiste

See also: Baptiste

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French baptiste, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.tist/

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Noun

baptiste m or f by sense (plural baptistes)

1. baptist; Baptist

Derived terms

• anabaptiste
• téléobaptiste

Related terms

• anabaptisme
• baptême
• baptisateur
• baptisatrice
• baptiser
• baptiseur
• baptiseuse
• baptisie
• baptisme
• rebaptême
• rebaptiser
• rebaptiseur

 

Further reading

• “baptiste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• babtis, babtiste, baptist, baptyste

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bapˈtist(ə)/, /ˈbaptist(ə)/

Noun

baptiste

1. baptist (one who performs a baptism)
2. John the Baptist.

Related terms

• bapteme
• baptisen
• baptisterie
• baptisynge

Descendants

• English: baptist, Baptist
• Scots: baptist, Baptist

References

• “baptist, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

Noun

baptiste oblique singular, m (oblique plural baptistes, nominative singular baptistes, nominative plural baptiste)

1. baptist

Descendants

• French: baptiste
• → Middle English: baptiste, babtis, babtiste, baptist, baptyste
  • English: baptist, Baptist
  • Scots: baptist, Baptist