Etymology

orangish

O1R1A1N1G2I1S1H4

Today it means: Relatively orange in colour. Full definition →

English orange ← Middle English orenge ← Middle French orange
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The story

  1. Italianmelarancia
  2. Old FrenchOrengeinflu.
  3. Old Occitanauranjainflu.
  4. Old Frenchpomme d'orenge
  5. Old Frenchorenge
  6. Middle Frenchorange
  7. Middle Englishorenge
  8. Englishorange
  9. English todayorangish

From orange + -ish.

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