I would bet on the opposite because the only other thing I can think of in nature that's orange is seen in a rainbow, which is kind of hard to distinguish by eye, especially by someone looking at one thousands of years ago before understanding the full spectrum of colors of light.
According to wikipedia:
The color was named after the fruit. Before this word was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to as ġeolurēad (yellow-red).
The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512
I would bet on the opposite because the only other thing I can think of in nature that's orange is seen in a rainbow, which is kind of hard to distinguish by eye, especially by someone looking at one thousands of years ago before understanding the full spectrum of colors of light.
According to wikipedia:
The color was named after the fruit. Before this word was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to as ġeolurēad (yellow-red).
The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512
According to wikipedia:
The color was named after the fruit. Before this word was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to as ġeolurēad (yellow-red).
The first recorded use of orange as a colour name in English was in 1512