Etymograph

English

globulus

Globulus comes from Latin globulus ‘diminutive of globus’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglobulus1‘diminutive of globus’
  2. Englishtodayglobulus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English globulus

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEglobulusWiktionary, English globulus‘diminutive of globus’
  2. EnglishtodayglobulusWiktionary, English globulus

Every English word from Latin globulus

Today it means

noun The nucleus globosus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “globulus”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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