Where does “title” come from?

Title comes from Old English titul, from Latin titulus, meaning an inscription or label.

title (English): A prefix or suffix added to a person's name to...

Definitions

  1. A prefix or suffix added to a person's name to...

Ancestry of “title”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtitlesmall written mark or stroke; smallest part;...
2Old Englishtitultitle, heading, superscription
3Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

Words derived from “title”

Every word from Latin titulus →