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Where does “globare” come from?

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

globare (Latin): to make into a ball

Definitions

  1. to make into a ball

Ancestry of “globare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “globare”

  • globate
  • globatus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →