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Where does “comas” come from?

comas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coma, from Latin coma, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

comas (Portuguese): plural of coma

Definitions

  1. plural of coma

Ancestry of “comas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecomacoma, state of unconsciousness; abundant hair of...
2LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
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