Where does “коме́та” come from?

коме́та (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

коме́та (Russian): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “коме́та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
2Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
3Latinκομεωto care for

Words derived from “коме́та”

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