köken: Via Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsina (cp. appelsien, for which now usually sinaasappel). So named because of their introduction to Europe from China (Latin Sīna).
köken: Inherited from Middle French orange, from Old French orenge, short form of late pomme d'orenge or pomme d'orange, which was calqued after Old Italian melarancia (mela + arancia). The o came into the word under influence of the place name Orange. See English orange.
köken: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پورتقال (portokal), or more likely from Greek πορτοκάλι (portokáli). Doublet of الْبُرْتُغَال (al-burtuḡāl, “Portugal”), taken directly from the Portuguese or through a Romance cognate.
köken: Etymology tree ▲ Italian melaranciacalq. Old French Orengeinflu. ▲ Old Occitan auranjainflu. Old French pomme d'orenge Old French orenge Middle French orangebor. Middle English orenge English orangebor. Japanese オレンジ Borrowed from English orange.
köken: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀁𑀕 (ṇāraṃga), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāráṅga, “the orange tree”) + -इका (-ikā), either ultimately derived from Dravidian, or even possibly further derived from Proto-Austroasiatic *ŋaːm (“sweet”). Doublet of नारंजी (nārañjī), (derived from Classical Persian نارنجی (nāranjī, “bitter orange”), from the very same origin).
नारंगी प्रायः बहुत खट्टी होती है, किंतु कभी-कभार मीठी भी हो सकती है।
köken: From Old Italian narancia, from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), of uncertain origin.