Where does “globus hystericus” come from?

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

globus hystericus (English): Globus, especially seen as hysterical or...

Definitions

  1. Globus, especially seen as hysterical or...

Ancestry of “globus hystericus”, 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 →