Where does “scalon” come from?
scalon (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Vulgar Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων, from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן.
Ancestry of “scalon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | scalun | Alternative form of eschaloigne |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | escalonia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ascalonius | Of Ascalon |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσκαλώνιος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσκάλων | Ashkelon; {{w|Ashkelon|Ascalon}}, an ancient... |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | אַשְׁקְלוֹן | — |