Where does “Komet” come from?

Komet (German) comes from Middle High German comēte, from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

Komet (German): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “Komet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germancomēte—
2Old Frenchcometecomet
3LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
4Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
5Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
6Latinκομεωto care for

Words derived from “Komet”

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