Where does “orange” come from?

orange (Danish) comes from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

orange (Danish): orange the taste of an orange

Definitions

orange the taste of an orange

Ancestry of “orange”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Orange	Orange
2	Spanish	naranja	orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
3	Old Spanish	naranja	orange
4	Arabic	نَارَنْج	bitter orange
5	Persian	نارنگ	bitter orange
6	Sanskrit	नारङ्ग	the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
7	Dravidian	dra	—
8	Proto-Dravidian	*cīntu	date palm

Words derived from “orange”

orangeskal
órans

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