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Etymology and origin of the Latin word titularis

Confidence
Established
Formation
Derivation
Ultimate origin
Latin titulus
Etymology tree
inherited borrowed derived
Latin titulus
French titre
German Titel
Italian titolo
Spanish título
Latin titularis
English titular
From the same root
English tittle ← titulus
Italian sottotitolo ← titolo

Pronunciation

  • Classical: [tɪ.tʊˈɫaː.rɪs][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [ti.tuˈlaː.ris][1]

Forms

titulāris (neuter titulāre); third-declension two-termination adjective[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Latin titulus (“title”) + -āris.[1]

Meanings

Adjective

  1. Titular, relating to a title.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
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“Titularis.” Etymologically, 13 Nov. 2026, etymologically.com/la/titularis. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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