Etymograph

English

comose

Comose comes from Latin comōsus ‘hairy’, from coma ‘hair’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κόμη.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόμη1kómē‘hair of the head’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoma2‘hair’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomōsus3‘hairy’
  4. Englishtodaycomose3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin coma
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin comosus
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English comose

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόμηWiktionary, Latin comakómē‘hair of the head’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomaWiktionary, Latin comosus‘hair’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcomōsusWiktionary, English comose‘hairy’
  4. EnglishtodaycomoseWiktionary, English comose

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- ‘to be tired’

shanti, 2 more

through Ancient Greek θρίξ ‘hair’

tress, 9 more

through Ancient Greek κόμη ‘hair of the head’

comet, comatose, 1 more

through Latin coma ‘hair’

coma, 2 more

Today it means

adj Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “comose”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin coma, Latin comosus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόμη / comose

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