The story
- Semitic · derived from
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΔαμασκός
- Latin · borrowed fromDāmascus
- English todayDamascus
From Latin Dāmascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק and Samalian 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 (dmšq). Doublet of Dimashq.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.