'globose' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'globosus', where 'globus' meant 'a ball' or 'globe'.

'globose' came into English from Late Latin 'globosus' (and Medieval/Scientific Latin forms) meaning 'spherical', eventually becoming the modern English adjective 'globose'.

Initially it meant 'having the form of a ball' or 'full of roundness'; over time it has retained that basic meaning and is still used to describe spherical or nearly spherical shapes.