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Where does “tilde” come from?

tilde (English) comes from Spanish tilde, from Spanish tildar, from Late Latin titulare, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

tilde (English): The grapheme of character ~; The character used...

Definitions

  1. The grapheme of character ~; The character used...

Ancestry of “tilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtildeaccent mark, i.e. acute accent; tilde; criticism,...
2Spanishtildarto declare or brand as; to stigmatize; to put a...
3Late Latintitularenominative neuter singular of titulāris;...
4Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

Words derived from “tilde”

  • undertilde
  • overtilde
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