Where does “conmète” come from?

conmète (Norman) comes from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

conmète (Norman): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “conmète”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcometecomet
2LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
3Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
4Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
5Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεωEvery word from Ancient Greek κόμηEvery word from Ancient Greek κομήτης