Where does “globus” come from?

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

globus (English): The sensation of having a lump in the throat

Definitions

  1. The sensation of having a lump in the throat

Ancestry of “globus”, 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 →