Where does “Schallott” come from?

Schallott (Luxembourgish) comes from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, from Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalōnia.

Schallott (Luxembourgish): shallot

Definitions

  1. shallot

Ancestry of “Schallott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéchaloteshallot
2Middle Frencheschalote—
3Old Frencheschaloigneshallot
4Medieval Latinescalonia—
5LatinAscalōnia—
Every word from Latin Ascalōnia →Every word from Medieval Latin escalonia →Every word from Old French eschaloigne →