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damask

Damask is the patterned silk named after Damascus, an ancient Semitic city name; medieval Europe bought the cloth and the name together — and the 'plum of Damascus' gave English damson, while Spanish and Portuguese damasco also means apricot.

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The road to English

From Biblical Hebrew to Arabic

From Latin to Middle English, English

From Medieval Latin to Italian, German, Swedish

From Medieval Latin to Middle French

From Medieval Latin to Spanish

From Medieval Latin to Portuguese

From Medieval Latin to Polish

900 BCEBiblical Hebrew

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The road to English

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