Question

What came first the color orange or the fruit?

Answer 1

From the word "Orange" we know that it was used for the first time to refer to the fruit in the 13th century and it was not until 1542 when it began to be used to name the color.

(This was almost 300 years later)

¿What are oranges?

It is known that oranges are the fruit of the sweet orange tree, which is a tree that belongs to the Citrus genus of the Rutaceae family.

¡Hope this helped!

Answer 2

The fruit, orange, came first. The color was named after the fruit.