Where does “orangeyness” come from?
orangeyness (English) comes from English orangey, from English Orange, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग — date palm.
Ancestry of “orangeyness”, step by step
orangeyness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orangey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orangey | Somewhat orange in colour; Resembling, or... |
| 2 | English | Orange | Relating to the Orange Order |
| 3 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 4 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 6 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 7 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 9 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |