English

Talibaptist

Blend of Taliban + Baptist, from the hardline tactics of the former group and the traditionalism of the latter.

Arabic طَالِب ‘seeker, student’

Pashto طالبان ‘students, seekers’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- ‘to dive, dive in’

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Ancient Greek βαπτιστής

Late Latin baptista ‘baptizer, baptist’

Old French baptiste

Middle English baptist

Today it means

noun A fundamentalist Christian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Talibaptist