Globular
/ˈɡlɒb.jə.lə(r)/noun
Shaped like a globe or sphere.
Did you know?Globular comes from Latin globulus, a diminutive of globus, meaning a small ball or sphere, and that same root also gave us words tied to “globe” and “globule.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷel-
“to be round, to swell”
Latin
Latin
globus
“a round mass, ball, or sphere”
Latin
Latin
globulus
“a little ball; small sphere”
Late Latin
Latin
globularis
“having the form of a small ball”
Middle English
English
globular
“spherical; globe-shaped”
Modern English
English
globular
“shaped like a globe or sphere”