Flying SquidM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 9 months agoDefinitely don't call him Brother Gutenberg.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1758arrow-down16
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minus-squareddhlinkEnglish6•9 months agoFun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
minus-square@jaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•9 months agoI remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
minus-squareddhlinkEnglish5•9 months agoThe colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”
Fun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
I remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
What was the fruit called?
The colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”