Where does “aurantius” come from?

aurantius (Latin) comes from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

aurantius (Latin): orange (coloured), tawny

Definitions

  1. orange (coloured), tawny

Ancestry of “aurantius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
2Persianنارنگbitter orange
3Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
4Dravidiandra—
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “aurantius”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग →