Was an ORANGE named after the COLOR or the COLOR named after the ORANGE?

Answer 1

I like grapes.

Answer 2

The orange was named after the color

Answer 3

The color orange is named after the fruit.

Answer 4

hm...thats a good question! here's the answer:

Etymology of orange
Main article: Orange (word)
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).

The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512 [1] in the court of King Henry VIII. Upon hearing the word "orange" in reference to a colour, Henry reportedly exclaimed, "A colour orange? Why, 'tis the noblest divine gift I have witnessed. You, fine sir, are to be my successor!"

Answer 5

The color was named after the fruit and I think it was actually an orange that Eve ate instead of an apple. I am going to go and eat a yellow with a little salt.

Answer 6

named after the color

Answer 7

Great question! I guess that orange was first the color and then the fruit.

Answer 8

There really is no logical answer; it all depends on the individual. Just like the whole chicken before the egg; egg before the chicken type of thing. I personally think that the color came first, but who am I to say for sure.

Answer 9

Ide say that the fruit got its name from the color

Answer 10

Color if not then the orange would be blue or anything of the sort

Answer 11

I think the COLOR was named after the ORANGE.