English

light orange

Light orange comes from Middle English; the Middle English form is not named.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of light + orange

Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘to shine’

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Proto-Germanic *leuhtą

Proto-West Germanic *leuht ‘light’

Old English lēoht

Middle English light ‘light, illumination’

English light

Old French pomme d'orenge ‘orange’

Old French orenge

Middle French orange

Middle English orenge

noun A light orange colour.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / light orange