Where does “damassè” come from?

damassè (Catalan) comes from French damassé, from French damasser, from French Damas — Damascus.

damassè (Catalan): damassé

Definitions

  1. damassé

Ancestry of “damassè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdamassépast participle of damasser; The fabric damassé,...
2Frenchdamasser"to damask, to work damask-like"
3FrenchDamasDamascus
Every word from French Damas
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