Where does “uncometary” come from?
uncometary (English) comes from English cometary, 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.
uncometary (English): Unlike a comet
Definitions
- Unlike a comet
Ancestry of “uncometary”, step by step
uncometary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cometary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cometary | relating to comets |
| 2 | English | comet | A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust... |
| 3 | Middle English | comete | comet |
| 4 | Old French | comete | comet |
| 5 | Latin | cometes | A comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κομήτης | long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κόμη | hair of the head |
| 8 | Latin | κομεω | to care for |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |