Where does “cometa” come from?

cometa (Spanish) comes from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης, from Ancient Greek κόμη, from Latin κομεω — to care for.

cometa (Spanish): comet; kite

Definitions

  1. comet; kite

Ancestry of “cometa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomēta—
2Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
3Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
4Latinκομεωto care for

Words derived from “cometa”

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