'untitled' originates from Middle English, specifically the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'title' from Latin 'titulus', meaning 'inscription or label'.

'untitled' changed from the Middle English word 'untitlid' and eventually became the modern English word 'untitled'.

Initially, it meant 'without a title or label', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.