Where does “cometary” come from?
Cometary derives from English comet, which comes from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, originally meaning "long-haired," from κόμη meaning "hair."
cometary (English): relating to comets
Definitions
- relating to comets
Ancestry of “cometary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comet | A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust... |
| 2 | Middle English | comete | comet |
| 3 | Old French | comete | comet |
| 4 | Latin | cometes | A comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κομήτης | long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμη | hair of the head |
| 7 | Latin | κομεω | to care for |