Ben Ramsey on Nostr: nprofile1q…t6eyl That Latin word was “arausio,” which appears to refer to a ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqgt3jvqkex9z6r9772mzetm7gdw7tq6888kccvm9uxsus80ev7e9sgt6eyl (nprofile…6eyl) That Latin word was “arausio,” which appears to refer to a Celtic water god from the area of France (Gaul), and it looks like Italian still uses that word even to refer to the fruit and color (“arancia”). Nevertheless, the word appears to have been confused with a Southeast Asian word that sounded similar, so while the words aren’t cognate, they sort of merged.