What came first, the fruit or the color orange?

Answer 1

the fruit

"Orange derives from Sanskrit nāraṅgaḥ "orange tree", but another explanation tries to establish a link to a Dravidian root “fragrant”. Compare Tamil narandam [நரந்தம்] “bitter orange”, nagarukam [நாகருகம்] “sweet orange” and nari [நாரி] "fragrance". The Sanskrit or Dravidian word was borrowed into European languages through Persian nārang, Armenian nārinj, Arabic nāranj, Spanish naranja, Late Latin arangia, Italian arancia or arancio, and Old French orenge, in chronological order. The first appearance in English dates from the 14th century. The forms starting with n- are older; this initial n- may have been mistaken as part of the indefinite article, in languages with articles ending with an -n sound (eg. in French une norenge may have been taken as une orenge). The name of the colour is derived from the fruit, first appearing in this sense in 1542."

"Before the orange fruit was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to (in Old English) as geoluhread, which transliterates into Modern English variously as yellow-red, yellowred, or yellored (all pronounced the same)."

Answer 2

The color Orange. I believe the apple was the first fruit

Answer 3

The color orange

Answer 4

The fruit...then the color represented what they saw and they were too lazy to make up a new word

Answer 5

the fruit, because the fruit starts out green. then ripens to a beautiful shade of orange.

Answer 6

I think the fruit probably existed before the english language was developed.

Answer 7

Look at the sky at dawn or dusk- I beleive that was most likely there first before anthing growing resembling an orange.

Answer 8

The color.

Answer 9

The color I don't know in what language.

Answer 10

well the color
but which one was named first
im saying the color

haha you actully got me thinking