Where does “comēta” come from?

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

comēta (Old English): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “comēta”, step by step

comēta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cometes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
2Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for

via Latin comēta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomēta—

Words derived from “comēta”

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