Orange, a lavishly unique color. Was the color named after the fruit, or was the fruit named after the color?

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Mariana Townsend

5 July, 14:44

Orange, a lavishly unique color. Was the color named after the fruit, or was the fruit named after the color?

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Eric Brennan · Answer 1

Yes color orange was named after the fruit.

earlier the word orange was first came from a Spanish word "naranja" and then as orange.

in earlier days word orange just just meant that "yellow-red".

Savannah Boyd · Answer 2

Sounds weird but the color is named after the fruit (Quick Wikipedia search)