Etymograph

English

Titian

Titian comes from Latin Titiānus ‘of or relating to Titus’, and goes back to Titus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETitus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETitiānus‘of or relating to Titus’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1748Titian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETitus
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CETitiānus‘of or relating to Titus’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1748Titian

Earliest quotation: 1748, An Universal History from the Earliest A: “Upon his return from Africa, he was honoured with…”

Equivalent to Titus + -ian

Latin Titus

English Titus

Today it means

adj Of or relating to Titus Tatius, a king of the Sabines according to the Roman foundation myth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Titus / Titian