Where does “damascene” come from?

damascene (Latin) comes 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 (Latin): vocative masculine singular of damascēnus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of damascēnus

Ancestry of “damascene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindamascenusDamascene
2Ancient GreekδαμασκηνόςDamascene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-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 →