[image deleted]Most likely, fruit name before color name... Sweet oranges were cultivated in China as early as 315 bc... The word "orange" derived from the Persian "n?rang" and Arabic "n?ranj". Both cultures likely very familiar with the fruit.
I DONT ALWAYS THINK THAT ORANGES ARE CALLED ORANGES BECAUSE OF THE COLOR ORANGE; BUT WHEN I DO, OTHER PEOPLE THINK THAT THE COLOR ORANGE IS CALLED ORANGE BECAUSE OF ORANGES