Where does “komeetta” come from?

komeetta (Finnish) comes from Swedish komet, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

komeetta (Finnish): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “komeetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkometa comet
2LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
3Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for

Words derived from “komeetta”

Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Ancient Greek κομήτης →