Where does “Jean-Baptiste” come from?
Jean-Baptiste (French) comes from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα — God is gracious.
Jean-Baptiste (French): John the Baptist biblical character
Definitions
- John the Baptist biblical character
Ancestry of “Jean-Baptiste”, step by step
Jean-Baptiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Jean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Jean | John |
| 2 | English | Jean | Denim |
| 3 | English | Jeanne | — |
| 4 | French | Jeanne | Jane, feminine of John |
| 5 | Old French | Jehane | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Johanna | — |
| 7 | Latin | Joanna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννα | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָה | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 11 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
via French baptiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baptiste | baptist; Baptist |
| 2 | Old French | baptiste | baptist |
| 3 | Latin | baptista | baptizer, baptist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαπτιστής | baptist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαπτίζω | to dip, plunge; to immerse; to drown, sink |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάπτω | I dip, submerge; I dye, colour; I baptise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷápťō | to dip, submerge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷh₂bʰ-yé-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeh₂bʰ- | to dive, dive in |