Etymology of the English word globe
the English word
globederived from the Old French word
globederived from the Classical Latin word
globus (sphere; ball, sphere; dense mass)
Date
The earliest known usage of globe in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
glob,
global,
globefish,
globeflower,
globetrotter,
globoid,
globed,
globingCognates
Dutch
globe, French
globe, German
Globus, Italian
globo, Latin
globus, Norwegian
globus, Swedish
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