Where does “eschalote” come from?

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

Ancestry of “eschalote”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	eschaloigne	shallot
2	Medieval Latin	escalonia	—
3	Latin	Ascalōnia	—

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