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minus-squareGork@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoEnglish naming a fruit the same as a color. SMH my head.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoIIRC its the reverse as the name of the fruit goes back to Sanskrit naranga-s. Fruit first, color name later - as in “the color of an orange”, which then became just “orange”.
minus-squareYosmonkol@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYeah, red used to cover more colors and at some point yellow-red was used.
English naming a fruit the same as a color. SMH my head.
IIRC its the reverse as the name of the fruit goes back to Sanskrit naranga-s.
Fruit first, color name later - as in “the color of an orange”, which then became just “orange”.
Yeah, red used to cover more colors and at some point yellow-red was used.