English
Titan
Titan comes from Ancient Greek Τιτάν.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤιτάν
- EnglishtodayTitan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤιτάν
- EnglishtodayTitan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’
pain, penalty, poetry, punishment, poem, poet, pine, punish, penal, subpoena, whey, impunity, punitive, onomatopoeia, 23 more
through Ancient Greek τείνω ‘to stretch, extend’
Today it means
name Any of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τιτάν / Titan