Where does “chalota” come from?

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

chalota (Portuguese): shallot vegetable in the onion family

Definitions

  1. shallot vegetable in the onion family

Ancestry of “chalota”, 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 →