Where does “globo” come from?

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

globo (Portuguese): globe; sphere, ball

Definitions

  1. globe; sphere, ball

Ancestry of “globo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →