Damascus

English

/dəˈmæskəs/

proper noun

Definitions

(capital city in Syria).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Damascus derived from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damascus).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Δαμασκός

Gloss

Damascus

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

canister English
canister damascus English
Damascus Latin
Δαμασκός Ancient Greek
δαμασκηνά Ancient Greek
Damasco Portuguese
ダマスカス Japanese
ดามัสกัส Thai
Δαμασκός Greek (modern)
Դամասկոս Old Armenian
דמשׂק Yiddish
דַּמֶּשֶׂק Hebrew (modern)
Damask Slovak
דרמשק Aramaic