Where does “titian” come from?

Titian derives from Italian Tiziano, which comes from Latin Titianus, a Roman family name of unknown ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “titian”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Titiānus	—
2	Latin	-iānus	—
3	Latin	-ānus	—

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