Titan
/ˈtaɪ.tən/noun
A giant or powerful being; in Greek mythology, one of the primordial divine beings who preceded the Olympian gods.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek mythology, where the Titans were not just “big beings” but primordial powers whose name may be tied to an ancient idea of stretching or straining upward.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Τιτάν (Titán)
“A Titan; one of the primordial gods in Greek myth”
Classical Greek
Greek
τιταῖνος / τιτάνιος
“Titan-like; giant; powerful”
Late Latin
Latin
Titan
“A Titan, especially in mythological or poetic use”
14th Century
English
Titan
“A member of the mythic race of giant gods in Greek mythology”
Modern English
English
titan
“A person or thing of great size, strength, or influence”