Where does “Orange” come from?
Orange comes from Old French Orenge, from Latin Aurasica and Aurasio, ultimately from Gaulish arausi.
Orange (English): Relating to the Orange Order
Definitions
- Relating to the Orange Order
Ancestry of “Orange”, step by step
Orange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Orange
| 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 |
via Middle English orenge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | orenge | orange |