Where does “comă” come from?

comă (Romanian) comes from French coma, from Latin coma, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

comă (Romanian): coma

Definitions

  1. coma

Ancestry of “comă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcomacoma state of unconsciousness
2LatincomaThe hair of the head; foliage
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Latin κομεω →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμη →Every word from Latin coma →