QuickCheck: Is it true that the colour orange was named after the fruit?


Orange: Which came first, the fruit or the colour?

THOUGH the colour orange is now more popularly associated with mischievous cats of the “oyen” variety, it’s also known for being difficult to rhyme with and sharing a name with the fruit.

However, it’s said that it’s the fruit that got the name first.

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