No coincidence that the spanish for orange is "naranja" and I would think they had oranges, and therefore a word for them, before we did. I guess the word got corrupted/anglicised somewhere along the way.
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No coincidence that the spanish for orange is "naranja" and I would think they had oranges, and therefore a word for them, before we did. I guess the word got corrupted/anglicised somewhere along the way.
I think that naranja came in via Arabic from the Moors ( having got there from India via the middle east) - Dove's link above had a more detailed history
Indeed, B3, pink. They’re called pinks because the petal edges are pinked (as in pinking shears) and, as I understand it, the pale-ish red colour of the flowers then acquired the name pink.
In Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish the word for the colour pink is a variation on the word rose.
My reason to be cheerful today , apart from a goodbye kiss from my Daughter and Grandson, and a manly hug from SiL is a boot full of plants. ( too tired to deal with them tonight )
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By contrast the letter n has shifted right to make these words: newt, nickname, needle.
And on the subject of plants and colours, a little quiz. Which plant gave its name to a colour?
In Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish the word for the colour pink is a variation on the word rose.