Where does “comete” come from?
comete (Italian) comes from Italian cometa, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.
comete (Italian): plural of cometa
Ancestry of “comete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cometa | comet |
| 2 | Latin | comēta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κομήτης | long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμη | hair of the head |
| 5 | Latin | κομεω | to care for |