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Where does “Coma Berenices” come from?

Coma Berenices (English) comes from Latin coma, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

Ancestry of “Coma Berenices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
2Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
3Latinκομεωto care for
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