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: 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.
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.