Where does “komet” come from?

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

komet (Polish): genitive plural of kometa

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of kometa

Ancestry of “komet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkometacomet
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 →