Where does “titular” come from?

titular (Portuguese) comes from Latin titulāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

titular (Portuguese): titular, titled; holder, bearer; to title

Definitions

  1. titular, titled; holder, bearer; to title

Ancestry of “titular”, step by step

titular traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin titulāris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintitulāristitular
2Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Portuguese título

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetítulotitle
2Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription

via Latin titulō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintitulōto give a title to; call; name; entitle

Words derived from “titular”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →