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Where does “globulus” come from?

globulus (Latin) comes from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

globulus (Latin): Diminutive of globus; globule; button

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of globus; globule; button

Ancestry of “globulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “globulus”

  • globular
  • immunoglobulin
  • globulin
  • globule
  • thyroglobulin
  • lactoglobulin
  • microglobulin
  • cryoglobulinemia
  • antiglobulin
  • macroglobulinemia
  • macroglobulin
  • antithyroglobulin
  • interglobular
  • cryoglobulin
  • hyperglobulinemia
  • thromboglobulin
  • paraglobulin
  • subglobular
  • globularity
  • hyperimmunoglobulinemia
  • hyperimmunoglobulin
  • ovomacroglobulin
  • conglobulate
  • semiglobular
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