Where does “globally” come from?
Globally derives from English global, from French global, from Latin globus meaning a sphere or ball, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots expressing roundness and togetherness.
globally (English): In all places or situations; Over the entire...
Definitions
- In all places or situations; Over the entire...
Ancestry of “globally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | global | Concerning all parts of the world; Pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “globally”