Etymology

globus

G2L1O1B3U1S1

Today it means: A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Latin globus
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromglobus
  2. English todayglobus

Borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globe and perhaps glob.

Words from the same roots

Latinglobus all →

globehemoglobinglobinglobus hystericus

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.