Where does “Damasco” come from?

Damasco (Portuguese) comes from Latin damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός, from Aramaic דרמשק — well-watered place.

Damasco (Portuguese): apricot

Definitions

  1. apricot

Ancestry of “Damasco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindamascus—
2Ancient GreekΔαμασκόςDamascus
3Aramaicדרמשקwell-watered place

Words derived from “Damasco”

Every word from Aramaic דרמשק →Every word from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός →Every word from Latin damascus →