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Where does “globewise” come from?

globewise (English) comes from English globe, from Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

globewise (English): In the form or fashion of a globe; In terms of...

Definitions

  1. In the form or fashion of a globe; In terms of...

Ancestry of “globewise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglobeAny spherical object; The planet Earth; A...
2Middle Englishglobe—
3Middle Frenchgloberoll; globe
4Old Frenchglobe—
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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