Where does “cometă” come from?

cometă (Romanian) comes from French comète, from Old French comete, from Latin cometes, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

cometă (Romanian): comet

Definitions

comet

Ancestry of “cometă”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	comète	comet
2	Old French	comete	comet
3	Latin	cometes	A comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
4	Ancient Greek	κομήτης	long-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
5	Ancient Greek	κόμη	hair of the head
6	Latin	κομεω	to care for

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