Where does “тильда” come from?

тильда (Russian) comes from Spanish tilde, from Spanish tildar, from Late Latin titulare, from Latin titulus — title; placard, tablet; inscription.

тильда (Russian): tilde (diacritical mark or separate character)

Definitions

  1. tilde (diacritical mark or separate character)

Ancestry of “тильда”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtildeaccent mark, i.e. acute accent; tilde; criticism,...
2Spanishtildarto declare or brand as; to stigmatize; to put a...
3Late Latintitularenominative neuter singular of titulāris;...
4Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription
Every word from Latin titulus