Why do you think the orange was named "orange"?!
cuz idk it would be like naming a lime "green" !.!.!.!.!.!.!. what ya think!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
The name of the fruit was NARANJ in Sanskrit!. This language was spoken in ancient India!. Indians traded with Arabs, so the word passed into Arabic as NARANJAH!. The Spaniards were ruled by north African Arabs who passed the fruit and word into Spanish as NARANJA (pronounced as NARANHA)!.
This came into English where the fruit was a NARANJ!. Words ending in J are not common in English so the spelling quickly changed to a NARANGE!.
The initial N moved to the a because of mis-hearing to give an ARANGE (this is called metanalysis)!.
Over time, the initial A became an O to give an ORANGE!.
Coincidence I suppose!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
This came into English where the fruit was a NARANJ!. Words ending in J are not common in English so the spelling quickly changed to a NARANGE!.
The initial N moved to the a because of mis-hearing to give an ARANGE (this is called metanalysis)!.
Over time, the initial A became an O to give an ORANGE!.
Coincidence I suppose!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I dunno why it's called an orange, but it's a little bit different than calling a lime a 'green', because almost everywhere you look in nature something's green (grass, leaves etc)!. Maybe it's because the orange stands out more against a green background!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
when people started naming fruits and vegetables, they picked up an orange and said "well its color is orange so we'll call it an orange"!.
Then they picked up a carrot and said "oh shlt!.!.!. we gotta find a different way to do this"Www@FoodAQ@Com
Then they picked up a carrot and said "oh shlt!.!.!. we gotta find a different way to do this"Www@FoodAQ@Com
Um, yea- I got nothin after that!. Sorry!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
maybe because it is orangeWww@FoodAQ@Com
coz it come from a orangeWww@FoodAQ@Com
emmm they just went with itWww@FoodAQ@Com
