Where does “globus” come from?

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

globus (Norwegian Nynorsk): a globe

Definitions

  1. a globe

Ancestry of “globus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “globus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →