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Where does “globo” come from?

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

globo (Italian): globe

Definitions

  1. globe

Ancestry of “globo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “globo”

  • antiglobalista
  • globalista
  • deglobalizzare
  • globalismo
  • globale
  • globalità
  • globalizzazione
  • antiglobalizzazione
  • globoide
  • globalizzare
  • inglobare
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