Where does “damascene” come from?

damascene (Italian) comes from Italian damasceno, from Latin damascenus, from Ancient Greek δαμασκηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

damascene (Italian): feminine plural of damasceno

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of damasceno

Ancestry of “damascene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandamascenoDamascene
2LatindamascenusDamascene
3Ancient GreekδαμασκηνόςDamascene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →