Some senses from French Orange , from Old French Orenge (compare Occitan Aurenja ), from Vulgar Latin * Aurinica , from Latin Arausio , from Gaulish * arausi ( “ temple of the head , cheek ” ) . In British and Irish contexts, usually with particular reference to William III of England ( Willem Hendrik van Oranje ), the Dutch Protestant husband of Queen Mary II who ended Stuart rule in Britain and Ireland. Other senses from the common noun orange , ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग ( nāraṅga , “ orange tree ” ) .
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From Old French Orenge , from Vulgar Latin * Aurinica , from Latin Arausiō , from Gaulish * arausi ( “ temple (head), cheek ” ) (compare Old Irish arae ( “ temple (of the head) ” ) ). Compare also the Occitan name of the town, Aurenja .
Borrowed from French orange , short for pomme d'orange , from Spanish naranja , from Arabic نَارَنْج ( nāranj ) , from Persian نارنگ ( nârang ) , ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग ( nāraṅga , “ orange tree ” ) . Doublet of Pomeranze .
From French Orange , from Old French Orenge , from Medieval Latin Aurasica , from Latin Aurasiō , from Gaulish .
Borrowed from French orange .
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