Where does “kometa” come from?

kometa (Cebuano) comes from Spanish cometa, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

kometa (Cebuano): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “kometa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcometacomet; kite
2Latincomēta—
3Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Ancient Greek κομήτης →