Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agoDefinitely don't call him Brother Gutenberg.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1761arrow-down16
arrow-up1755arrow-down1imageDefinitely don't call him Brother Gutenberg.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoI’m so old, I remember when red wasn’t invented yet.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoFun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 months agoI remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThe colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”
I’m so old, I remember when red wasn’t invented yet.
Fun fact, “orange” was first used as a colour in the sixteenth century and prior to that many orange-coloured objects were referred to as red.
I remember hearing that and wondering if they called the fruit reds.
What was the fruit called?
The colour was named after the fruit actually, originally people said “orange-coloured” then just shortened that to “orange”