Where does “komet” come from?

komet (Danish) comes from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

komet (Danish): a comet

Definitions

  1. a comet

Ancestry of “komet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcometecomet
2LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
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 →