Where does “globoid” come from?

globoid (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.

globoid (English): A spherical representation or projection of a...

Definitions

  1. A spherical representation or projection of a...

Ancestry of “globoid”, step by step

globoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English globe

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

via Italian globoide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangloboidegloboid
2Italian-oide-oid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →