Where does “globus” come from?

globus (Danish) comes from German Globus, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

globus (Danish): globe

Definitions

  1. globe

Ancestry of “globus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlobusglobe
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from German Globus →