English → Latin
“globe” in Latin
globusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob, grouppilaball; a game of ball; globe, spheresphaeraball, globe, sphere; a globe of the heavens; a ball for playing
The English word globe itself goes back to Latin globus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
globe
globus (any thick round mass; e.g., leaden balls for slinging, and the heavenly bodies): pila (PROP. ball; then anything of similar shape, whether solid or hollow; e.g., ball of silk, glass globe, etc.): sphaera (οφαῖρα, borrowed as technical term in astronomy, geometry, etc., from the Greeks, for which, however, Cic. recommended globus, N.D., 2, 18, 47).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for globe?
- The usual Latin words for “globe” are globus, pila, sphaera. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.