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Where does “scalun” come from?

scalun (Anglo-Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων, from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן.

scalun (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of eschaloigne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eschaloigne

Ancestry of “scalun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinescalonia—
2LatinAscaloniusOf Ascalon
3Ancient GreekἈσκαλώνιος—
4Ancient GreekἈσκάλωνAshkelon; {{w|Ashkelon|Ascalon}}, an ancient...
5Biblical Hebrewאַשְׁקְלוֹן—

Words derived from “scalun”

  • scallion
  • escallion
  • scalon
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