Where does “Gergesenus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Gergesenus”, step by step

Gergesenus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Γερασηνός

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

via Ancient Greek Γεργεσηνός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΓεργεσηνός—
2Ancient GreekΓέργεσα—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →