Wednesday Word: Tittle

tittle [tit-l]

noun

1. a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic, punctuation, etc.

2. a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit: He said he didn't care a tittle.

Origin: before 900; Middle English titel, Old English titul  < Medieval Latin titulus  mark over letter or word.