myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of cometa

Etymology of the Italian word cometa

the Italian word cometa

derived from the Latin word cometes (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))

Dutch komeet, English comet, French comète, German Komet, Latin cometa, Lithuanian kometa, Norwegian comet, Russian кометa, Spanish cometa, Swedish komet