Where does “Orange” come from?
Orange (French) comes 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 (French): Orange
Definitions
- Orange
Ancestry of “Orange”, step by step
Orange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish naranja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 3 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 4 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 6 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Middle French Orange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Orange | orange |
| 2 | Old French | Orenge | orange |
| 3 | Old French | pomme d'orenge | orange |