Where does “glóbus” come from?

glóbus (Czech) comes from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

glóbus (Czech): "inanimate"; globe

Definitions

  1. "inanimate"; globe

Ancestry of “glóbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →
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