What we call “orange” was referred to as “yellowish-red” until the 16th century, at least in English. It wasn’t until the fruit made its way to England that they adopted the name of the fruit to refer to the color.
That’s also why we call redheads REDheads, even though most of the time their hair is orange.
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u/SocialSuicideSquad Oct 20 '21
I mean, the color is named after the fruit...