Etymograph

English

titulus

Titulus comes from Latin titulus ‘title of a book’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitulus1‘title of a book’
  2. Englishtodaytitulus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English titulus

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitulusWiktionary, English titulus‘title of a book’
  2. EnglishtodaytitulusWiktionary, English titulus

Linked words

through Latin titulus ‘title of a book’

tittle, tilde, titer, 3 more

Today it means

noun A caption, title or other inscription, especially an Ancient Roman type.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “titulus”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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