Etymology of the English word comet
the English word
cometderived from the Old French word
cometederived from the Latin word
cometa (comet; meteor; luminous body in sky w)
derived from the Greek word
kometes, κομήτης
derived from the Greek word
kome, κόμη, κώμη (the hair of the head; a hamlet (as if laid down))
Date
The earliest known usage of comet in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
komeet, French
comète, German
Komet, Italian
cometa, Latin
cometa, Lithuanian
kometa, Norwegian
comet, Russian
кометa, Spanish
cometa, Swedish
kometUsage
Word found in Modern English
