Etymology

coma

co·ma
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Today it means: A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κῶμα
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coma · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκῶμα
  2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκῶμα
  3. English todaycoma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).

coma · noun2

  1. Ancient Greekκόμη (kómē)
  2. Latincoma
  3. English todaycoma

Learned borrowing from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκῶμα all →

comatose

Latincoma all →

Coma Berenices

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