Where does smallage come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

smallage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Chop the smallage exceeding small and put it in a good half hour before you are to take your posset from the fire: You are to season your Gruel with a little Salt, at the due time; and you may put in a little Nutmeg, and Mace to it."

From Middle English smalache, equivalent to small + ache (“celery, parsley”).

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