Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 10 months agoDefinitely don't call him Brother Gutenberg.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1759arrow-down16
arrow-up1753arrow-down1imageDefinitely don't call him Brother Gutenberg.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 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-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoI remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 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”