Etymology of the French word globe
the Old French word
globederived from the Classical Latin word
globus (sphere; ball, sphere; dense mass)
Date
The earliest known usage of globe in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
englober,
global,
globaire,
globeux,
globiqueDerivations in other languages
English
globeCognates
Dutch
globe, English
globe, German
Globus, Italian
globo, Latin
globus, Norwegian
globus, Swedish
globUsage
Word found in Old French
