Orange?

[Bourbon Brisk 84]

Are oranges called oranges because they're orange or is orange called orange because oranges are orange?

[Dapper Charmer 591]

I believe the fruit was named after the color, not the other way around.

[Legacy Dash 438]

Actually I believe oranges received their name before the colour was called orange. Although I think that they had a different name for the colour, can't remember what it was though. 

[SolidTwilight 383]

Just looked it up. the color was named after the fruit. did not know that untill today. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/orange-color-fruit-first_n_2258240.html

[Dark Horse 12,955]

Just looked it up. the color was named after the fruit. did not know that untill today. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/orange-color-fruit-first_n_2258240.html

 

Interesting. So what were Oranges called before the colour was given name? And where did the word "Orange" originate from?

[SolidTwilight 383]

Interesting. So what were Oranges called before the colour was given name? And where did the word "Orange" originate from?

"The word is derived from a Dravidian language, and it passed through numerous other languages including Sanskrit and Old French before reaching the English language. The earliest uses of the word in English refer to the fruit, and the colour was later named after the fruit. Before the English-speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the colour was referred to as "yellow-red" (geoluread in Old English) or "red-yellow".[1]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(word)

[Venomous 18,862]

I really like orange juice

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

huzzah the color was named after the fruit so where did the name orange come from then? 

[White 189]

The word is derived from a Dravidian language, and it passed through numerous other languages including Sanskrit and Old French before reaching the English language. The earliest uses of the word in English refer to the fruit, and the colour was later named after the fruit. Before the English-speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the colour was referred to as "yellow-red" (geoluread in Old English) or "red-yellow".

 

From Wikipedia

Edited August 12, 2015 by Alucard

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

The word is derived from a Dravidian language, and it passed through numerous other languages including Sanskrit and Old French before reaching the English language. The earliest uses of the word in English refer to the fruit, and the colour was later named after the fruit. Before the English-speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the colour was referred to as "yellow-red" (geoluread in Old English) or "red-yellow".

 

From Wikipedia

lol so the fruit orange was originally called yellowred fruit

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

Orange carrots being sold in America was a publicity favor to the Netherlands (by way of the House of Orange, their Royal family) after they rendered financial assistance to the fledgling nation, at the conclusion of the War of Independence in 1776.

 

Carrots can be bred to be a number of colors, including white, green and purple. Carrots being ubiquitously orange in North America is due to the prominence and popularity of that publicity favor nearly 300 years ago. Carrots being orange is such a common perception that some people think that carrots are normally orange, rather than having that color as a result of selective breeding.

[Knight Hadron 372]

Are Aunt and Uncle Orange named because of Oranges or because they are Orange?

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

Are Aunt and Uncle Orange named because of Oranges or because they are Orange?

lol perhaps they are made of oranges

[Biggybrony 244]

Are Aunt and Uncle Orange named because of Oranges or because they are Orange?

 

They are named so because of their tendency to commit multiple, extremely violent serial murders. Blood-orange, see?

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

They are named so because of their tendency to commit multiple, extremely violent serial murders. Blood-orange, see?

that's terrifying on a massive scale

[Knight Hadron 372]

They are named so because of their tendency to commit multiple, extremely violent serial murders. Blood-orange, see?

That links in with this story, in which the Oranges commit child abuse: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/41077/to-tell-the-truth. Sorry, it's just what popped in my head.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

Their named after the color.

[iwasneverhere 71]

That's actually super interesting, I didn't know that the colour was named after the fruit. Hooray! New anecdote to tell people when I don't know what else to say

[Lucky Bolt 35,061]

Noooo idea but the one thing I DO know is....

Oranges are delicious! 

[Here No Longer 5,276]

Actually, The fruit was called an orange BEFORE the color. In fact, the color was named after the fruit.

Edited July 1, 2019 by ~Angel Dust~

[Rebel the Wolfgirl 5,601]

5 minutes ago, Lucky Bolt said:

Oranges are delicious! 

Considering they're your state's fruit, yes.

[Cash In 22,181]

Orange is orange...because it's orange?

[ZiggWheelsManning 9,763]

An orange must be good for the eyes as a carrot  

[Fluttershutter 2,388]

It's weird that orange wasn't usually considered a color but a shade or red until relatively recently. A lot of languages don't actually have a word for orange.

[Clawdeen 12,189]

Oranges are called oranges because you throw them at people. Much better than tomatoes 🍅