Where does “escallion” come from?
escallion (English) comes from English scallion, from Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Vulgar Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων, from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן.
escallion (English): Welsh onion
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