Where does “global” come from?
global (French) comes from French globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
global (French): global, spherical; concerning the whole world;...
Definitions
- global, spherical; concerning the whole world;...
Ancestry of “global”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | globe | globe |
| 2 | Middle French | globe | roll; globe |
| 3 | Old French | globe | — |
| 4 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “global”