English words with Farsi Root (ORANGE)

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ORANGE

Orange The name of the orange originated in Northern India,
as Sanakrit nAranga. This passed westwards via
Persian nArang and Arabic nAranj to Spain. The Spanish
form naranj filtered up to France, and became altered
(perhaps under the influence of Orange, the name of a town
in southern France which used to be center of the orange trade)
to orenge, late orange - whence the English word.
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Source: Dictionary of Word Origins / John Ayto - 1st US Edition, 1990.