myEtymology.com: French etymology of comete

Etymology of the French word comete

the Old French word comete

derived 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))

English comet

Word found in Old French