Where does “titular” come from?

titular (Romanian) comes from French titulaire, from Late Latin titularis, from Latin -aris, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

titular (Romanian): holder

Definitions

  1. holder

Ancestry of “titular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtitulairetenured, permanent, titular; in the starting...
2Late Latintitularistitular
3Latin-arisUsed to form an adjective, usually from a noun,...
4Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
5Proto-Indo-European-li-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →Every word from Latin -alis →Every word from Latin -aris →