shallot

The story

1. Latin · derived fromascalonia“onion of Ashkelon”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromescalonia
3. Old French · derived fromeschaloigne
4. Middle French · derived fromeschalote
5. French · borrowed froméchalote
6. English todayshallot

Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, alteration of Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (cēpa) (“onion of Ashkelon”). Doublet of scallion.