Wordiyotitl
LatinVariants
titltitletitulustitul
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin titulus (inscription, label, title of honor). Originally a physical inscription on a monument, it came to mean any honorific or heading: title (a name or heading), entitle (to give a title/right to), and subtitle (a secondary title, or text under a film's images). The root connects naming, labeling, and conferring status.
Associated Words
entitle
To give someone the right to do something; to give a title to a work
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL
entitled
Having a right to something; believing one deserves special treatment
TOEFLB2
subtitles
On-screen text showing dialogue or translation in films and TV
IELTSB2
title
The name of a work; an honorific rank; a championship
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL