Where does “橙” come from?
橙 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 代代, from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.
橙 (Japanese): the bitter orange, "Citrus × aurantium"; Short...
Definitions
- the bitter orange, "Citrus × aurantium"; Short...
Ancestry of “橙”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 代代 | generation after generation |
| 2 | Japanese | 代 | substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 代 | — |