Where does “damascen” come from?

damascen (Romanian) 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.

damascen (Romanian): Damascene (of Damascus)

Definitions

  1. Damascene (of Damascus)

Ancestry of “damascen”, 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 →