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Where does “globellus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “globellus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “globellus”

  • ovillar
  • ovillo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →