English
title
Title comes from Middle English title, from Old English titul ‘title, heading’, from Latin titulus ‘title, inscription’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitulus‘title, inscription’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150titul‘title, heading’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500title
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1606same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtitulus‘title, inscription’
- Old Englishc. 450–1150titul‘title, heading’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500title
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1606same form
Earliest quotation: c. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth: “Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death With…”
Every English word from Latin titulus
Today it means
noun The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin titulus / title