Where does “orangerot” come from?
orangerot (German) comes from German 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.
orangerot (German): tangerine
Definitions
- tangerine
Ancestry of “orangerot”, step by step
orangerot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Orange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Orange | orange fruit |
| 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 |