Was the fruit orange named after the colour orange —
or the colour named after the fruit?

Q: Was the fruit orange named after the colour orange — or the colour named after the fruit?

The colour was named after the fruit.. Before the fruit reached Europe, the colour was called 'yellow-red'. The English word 'orange' didn’t exist until the fruit did.

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The colour was named after the fruit. — Before the fruit reached Europe, the colour was called 'yellow-red'. The English word 'orange' didn’t exist until the fruit did.