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Where does “oranje” come from?

oranje (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, from Old French Orenge, from Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō.

oranje (Afrikaans): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “oranje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOranjea member of the Dutch royal family
2Middle Dutcharance—
3Old FrenchOrenge—
4LatinAurasica—
5LatinAurasiō—
Every word from Latin Aurasiō →