why do we call orange colour as orange?

Answer 1

We also call
Red as Red
Blue as Blue
Green as Green

Now its different someone use the color name for the fruits.
Similarly we have Red Chillie, Blue sky and green letus.

Answer 2

If ur question is: Why do we call the "orange" fruit the same name as its colour "orange".... well.. I don't have a clue... but.. I got another one for u.. :)

In Arabic we call the egg "baydah" which is actually the name of the colour "white" in arabic..... & the same goes with oranges... we call it "bortoqal" which is the translation of the colour "orange" !!!
Well. never knew why.. & may be never will

Answer 3

Why do I read this question all the time.
Its always orange this, orange that, did they call orange after the fruit or the fruit after orange colour.
Here is a better one, why did the ORANGE stop in the middle of the road, because it ran out of juice.
Why do we call juice, juice????

Answer 4

Actually every name of colour has a greek or hibru or latin or unani meaning. If you find meanig of the colours you can know why we call orange as orange

Answer 5

Good question. Why don't we use "apple" or "pear" or "fig" or "pinecone" as colour names? I don't know.

Perhaps it's because oranges tend to exemplify the colour so strikingly. Or perhaps it's because there's so little else in nature that is that precise colour. ("fire-coloured"? hmmm.) But then, why not call it "carrot"?

Answer 6

I always wonder why certain things get certain names. I have no clue why orange got its name. Why is an elephant named "elephant"? I don't know!

Answer 7

Dumbo everything has its own name....its the same way with orange.. people named it like that

Answer 8

because its orange

Answer 9

B'coz it the color of orange

Answer 10

Red was already taken.