Where does “cometic” come from?
cometic (English) comes from English comet, from Middle English comete, from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.
cometic (English): cometary; relating to a comet
Definitions
- cometary; relating to a comet
Ancestry of “cometic”, step by step
cometic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comet
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |