Where does “Coma Berenices” come from?

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

Coma Berenices (English): A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail

Definitions

  1. A small dim summer constellation of the northern sky, said to represent an offering of hair from Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Originally considered to represent the tuft of hair on the end of Leo's tail

Ancestry of “Coma Berenices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
2Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
3Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Latin coma →