Orange
Orange is orange in color. Why people are using orange as the name of a color, but not using grape as the name of the color? Or not using apple as the name of the color?
Whether the fruit "orange" was named first or the color "orange" was named first?
It is not only the case in English. For Chinese, we also use the same word "橙“ for the color as well as the name of the fruit. Why is that? Is the person who invented English the friend of the person who invented Chinese?
Is it also the case in other languages?
I'm curious.
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Orange
An orange is orange in colour. Why are people are using orange as the name of a colour, but not using grape as the name of the a colour,? or not using apple as the name of the a colour?Whether the fruit "orange" was named first or the colour "orange" was named first? Which was named first, the fruit or the colour orange?
It This is not only the case in English. For In Chinese, we also use the same word "橙“ for the colour as well as the name of the fruit. Why is that? Is the person who invented English the friend of the person who invented Chinese?
Is it this also the case in other languages?
I'm curious.
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