Where does “titan” come from?

titan (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰḗr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

titan (Danish): the Titans

Definitions

  1. the Titans

Ancestry of “titan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤιτάνTitan
2Translingual-therium—
3Ancient Greekθηρίονwild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,...
4Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
5Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- →Every word from Translingual -therium →Every word from Ancient Greek Τιτάν →