Where does “comēta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “comēta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
2Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
3Latinκομεωto care for

Words derived from “comēta”

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