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Where does “Gerasene” come from?

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

Gerasene (English): A native or inhabitant of Gerasa

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Gerasa

Ancestry of “Gerasene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGerasēnus—
2Ancient GreekΓερασηνός—
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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