Where does “cometa” come from?

cometa (Catalan) comes from Catalan coma, from Latin comma, from Ancient Greek κόμμα, from Ancient Greek κόπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

cometa (Catalan): comet; quotation mark

Definitions

  1. comet; quotation mark

Ancestry of “cometa”, step by step

cometa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan coma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancomacoma; comma
2Latincommaa caesura
3Ancient Greekκόμμαa stamp or impression of a coin, coinage; that...
4Ancient Greekκόπτωstrike; cut; shake
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via Latin comēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomēta—
2Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
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