Etymology

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Today it means: Of, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title. Full definition →

Middle French titulaire ← Latin titulāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Latintitulus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Latintitulāris
  5. Middle Frenchtitulaire
  6. English todaytitular

Borrowed from Middle French titulaire, from Latin titulāris, from titulus (“title”).

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