Where does “titular” come from?

Titular comes from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titularis, formed with the suffix -aris, which derives from -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

titular (English): Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a...

Ancestry of “titular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtitulaire—
2Latintitularistitular
3Latin-arisUsed to form an adjective, usually from a noun,...
4Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
5Proto-Indo-European-li-—

Words derived from “titular”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →