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

Definitions

  1. plural of cometa

Ancestry of “comete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancometacomet
2Latincomēta—
3Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Ancient Greek κομήτης →