LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

baptista

baptista m (genitive baptistae)
Classical[bapˈtɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[bapˈtis.ta]

Meaning

  1. masculinebaptizer, baptist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebaptistabaptistae
genitivebaptistaebaptistārum
dativebaptistaebaptistīs
accusativebaptistambaptistās
ablativebaptistābaptistīs
vocativebaptistabaptistae

baptista, ae, m., = βαπτιστής,
I. a baptizer, baptist, κατʼ ἐξοχήν, of John, the forerunner of Christ, Sedul. Pasch. 2, 143; Vulg. Matt. 3, 1.

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. Ancient Greek βᾰπτῐ́ζω(băptĭ́zō)
  7. Ancient Greek -τής(-tḗs)
  8. Latinbaptista

Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs)bor. Latin baptista Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

Descendants
  • Catalanbaptista
  • Englishbaptist
  • EnglishBaptist
  • Frenchbaptiste
  • Italianbattista
  • Portuguesebatista
  • Romanianbaptist
  • Spanishbaptista
  • Spanishbautista
  • Czechbaptista

In English words that came into English from baptista

  • baptistbaptista

Quick answers

What does baptista mean in Latin?
baptista, a noun, means “baptizer, baptist”.
What is the genitive of baptista?
The genitive singular is baptistae. baptista is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce baptista?
In classical Latin, [bapˈtɪs.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bapˈtis.ta].
Where does baptista come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₂bʰyéti → Proto-Hellenic *gʷápt͏̌ō → Ancient Greek βάπτω (báptō) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) → Ancient Greek βᾰπτῐ́ζω (băptĭ́zō) → Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) → Latin baptista.