Where does “komet” come from?

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

komet (Norwegian Bokmål): a comet; a person or team that makes great and...

Definitions

  1. a comet; a person or team that makes great and...

Ancestry of “komet”, step by step

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