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Where does “davascena” come from?

davascena (Latin) comes from Latin damascēna, from Ancient Greek δαμασκηνά, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός, from Aramaic דרמשק — well-watered place.

Ancestry of “davascena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindamascēna—
2Ancient Greekδαμασκηνάdamascene plums
3Ancient GreekΔαμασκόςDamascus
4Aramaicדרמשקwell-watered place
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