Y is orange called orange?

Question

IS THE COLOUR ORANGE CALLED ORANGE BECAUSE OF THE FRUIT

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Etymology of Orange- Orange (fruit) Main article: Orange (word) The colour is named after the orange fruit, introduced to Europe via the Sanskrit word nāranja. Before this was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to (in Old English) as geoluhread, which translates into Modern English as yellow-red. The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512,[1] in the court of King Henry VIII.

Answer 3

Yes, Yellow orange is called orange.

Answer 4

Because calling an Orange "yellow" just wouldn't make sense. Its the talk of a crazy person!

Answer 5

well yes it would be ( the name of the fruit was first NARANJ in Sanskrit ) since the original names for colors had to have a natural source or example - this would explain the ENGLISH word orange

Answer 6

The original ancient word for orange is naranjee (Asian dialect word). The colour was named from the fruit.

Answer 7

other way round mate, an orange is called an orange because of its colour.

Answer 8

The orange is called orange because of its color.

:-)

Answer 9

Maybe it was really a egnaro. Just like the Graham family, there were bads ones and the good ones reversed their name to Meharg to distance themselves...

Answer 10

since it is orange