Etymology of the French word comète
the French word
comètederived 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 comète in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
cométaireCognates
Dutch
komeet, English
comet, German
Komet, Italian
cometa, Latin
cometa, Lithuanian
kometa, Norwegian
comet, Russian
кометa, Spanish
cometa, Swedish
komet
