Etymology of the English word title
the English word
titlederived from the Old French word
titlederived from the Latin word
titulus (distinction, claim to fame; honor; title; label)
Date
The earliest known usage of title in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
subtitle,
supertitle,
surtitle,
titled,
titleholder,
titleship,
titlist,
titlingCognates
Dutch
titel, French
titre, German
Titel, Icelandic
titill, Italian
titolo, Italian
titulo, Latin
titulus, Lithuanian
titulas, Polish
tytul, Portuguese
til, Russian
титyл, Swedish
titelUsage
Word found in Modern English
