Where does “tangor” come from?
tangor (English) comes from English Orange, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra — date palm.
tangor (English): A citrus fruit that is a hybrid of the tangerine (Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
Definitions
- A citrus fruit that is a hybrid of the tangerine (Citrus reticulata) and the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
Ancestry of “tangor”, step by step
tangor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Orange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Orange | Relating to the Orange Order |
| 2 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 3 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 5 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 6 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 8 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 9 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |