Where does “orange” come from?
orange (Middle English) comes from Middle English orenge, from Old French pome orenge, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.
orange (Middle English): Alternative form of orenge
Definitions
- Alternative form of orenge
Ancestry of “orange”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | orenge | orange |
| 2 | Old French | pome orenge | orange apple; Persian orange; fruit 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 | — |
Words derived from “orange”