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- Latin · derived fromIōannēs Baptista
- Middle English · inherited fromJohan þe Babtis
- English todayJohn the Baptist
From Middle English Johan þe Babtis, calqued from Latin Iōannēs Baptista.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John the Baptist
Today it means: A harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others. Full definition →
Middle English Johan þe Babtis ← Latin Iōannēs Baptista