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Where does “title” come from?

title (Middle English) comes from Old English titul, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

title (Middle English): small written mark or stroke; smallest part;...

Definitions

  1. small written mark or stroke; smallest part;...

Ancestry of “title”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtitultitle, heading, superscription
2Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

Words derived from “title”

  • title
  • subtitle
  • intertitle
  • titleholder
  • retitle
  • subtitler
  • titlist
  • titleless
  • titler
  • nontitle
  • titleholding
  • supertitle
  • mistitle
  • titlecase
  • betitle
  • multititle
  • overtitle
  • distitle
  • タイトル
  • 타이틀
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