Where does “orange” come from?
Orange comes from Middle English orenge, from Old Occitan auranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, a word of uncertain ultimate origin referring to the citrus fruit.
orange (English): An evergreen tree of the genus "Citrus" such as...
Definitions
- An evergreen tree of the genus "Citrus" such as...
Ancestry of “orange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | orange | Alternative form of orenge |
| 2 | Middle English | orenge | orange |
| 3 | Old French | pome orenge | orange apple; Persian orange; fruit 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 |