Why do they call an orange an orange but......?

Question

Ok I was wondering whay do they call an orange and orange but they dont call any of the other fruits or vegetavles by their colors. I mean a banana should be a yellow, an apple a red and so on......What do you guys think

Answer 1

Hi..read this link for more info.

The colour is named after the orange fruit, introduced to Europe via the Indo-European word nāranja. Before this was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to (in Old English) as geoluhread, which translates into Modern English as yellow-red.

The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512,[1] in the court of King Henry VIII.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_%28c...

Answer 2

it was named that to make people curious.

Answer 3

the food namers got tired and lazy, that and blueberry

Answer 4

Haha, very interesting question. I'd like to know too!

And by the way, do you want a yellow? :]

Answer 5

they were probably out of names i really dont know

Answer 6

I'd like to know.... If watermelons are filled with water, what are cumquats filled with?

Answer 7

I don't know but that sure is intresting. Star for you!

Answer 8

i guess b/c it's orange and they couldn't think of any other name to call it..lol! I d k!!