+223 Orange: Was the color named after the fruit, or the fruit named after the color? amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Interesting fact: Oranges are actually green.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

what?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oranges are green, what is so confusing about it? smirk

by Anonymous 13 years ago

they look pretty orange to me haha

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's because of where they're grown, colder climates tend to make them orange where as warmer places they will be green.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

oh well i live in a pretty cold place so that makes sense lol

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It was named after the fruit. :) The color orange used to be called geoluhread. http://www.omg-facts.com/search.php?type=article&text=orange+was+named+after+the+fruit

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And it was pronounced "yellow-red."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Massive coincidence.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hahahah... I was thinking the exact same thing ;)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

the colour was named after the fruit

by Anonymous 13 years ago