Why are oranges called oranges, but peaches aren’t called pinks, and plums aren’t called purples?

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Why are oranges called oranges, but peaches aren’t called pinks, and plums aren’t called purples?

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Answer 1

The color orange is named after the fruit, just like the color peach, the color pink (it’s a flower), and the color plum. Really it’s only purple that’s the odd one out here; it comes from ancient Greek and was the name of the shellfish purple dye used to be made from.