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Where does “Γερασηνός” come from?

Γερασηνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “Γερασηνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
2Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Γερασηνός”

  • Gerasene
  • Gergesenus
  • Gerasenus
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