Where does “cometa” come from?

cometa (Galician) comes from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

cometa (Galician): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “cometa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomēta—
2Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Ancient Greek κομήτης →