ETYM Spanish, from Latin titulus a superscription, title, token, sign. Related to Title.
Wavy mark () indicating ny sound of Spanish ń (as in cańon or canyon.).
A diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization.
"~" Das Schriftzeichen, das z.B. im Spanischen palatalisierte Aussprache (ñ = nj) vorschreibt; ersetzt in Wörterbüchern (») das Stichwort.