Orange why???

Question

Why is the fruit orange called an orange and not something else.? Who ever named this did not call a banana a yellow. Could they have run out of names?????

Answer 1

Ah but the fruit lemon is lemon coloured, as is strawberry strawberry coloured and Lime is lime coloured .

Answer 2

Personally, I think tangerines are more purely orange colored than oranges these days, and especially tangerine juice vs. orange juice.

What we really need to know is which came first: The fruit or the color? Maybe the color was named after the fruit.

It seems as though oranges originated in China and then spread westward, becoming popular in Persia, Spain, France, the rest of Europe and then the Americas. Today, of course, Florida is a huge orange growing center of the world. The world 'orange' seems to have originated with the Persians and pretty much stuck to the fruit as it slowly took over the world.

Best oranges in my opinion: The Valencia
Best orange juice: Hand squeezed Florida oranges mixed with tangerines.
Best orange dessert: Orange sherbet
Orange and chocolate? No thanks.

Answer 3

Orange refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis
Oranges originated in southeast Asia, in either India, Vietnam or southern China. The fruit of Citrus sinensis is called sweet orange to distinguish it from Citrus aurantium, the bitter orange. In a number of languages, it is known as a "Chinese apple" (e.g. Dutch Sinaasappel (China's apple)).
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.

Some languages have different words for the bitter and the sweet orange, such as Modern Greek nerantzi and portokali ("Portuguese"), respectively.

Answer 4

who knows maybe the color was named after the orange

Answer 5

Its the color of the fruit.

Answer 6

i dont know why. they come up with some cazzy names for thing that all i know.

Answer 7

better question: who really cares?