English
titanium
Titanium comes from Latin Tītān, and goes back to Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῑτᾱ́ν
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETītān
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitanium
- Englishearliest quotation 2025titanium
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤῑτᾱ́ν
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETītān
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitanium
- Englishearliest quotation 2025titanium
Earliest quotation: 2025, FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods: “Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to pay’
pain, penalty, poetry, poem, poet, punishment, pine, punish, penal, subpoena, whey, punitive, impunity, onomatopoeia, 22 more
through Ancient Greek τείνω ‘to stretch, extend’
Today it means
noun A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν / titanium