Re: NATLANG: Colours

"Mark P. Line" wrote:
>
> Nik Taylor
> >
> > Yet, in very many language, _red_ translates literally as
> > _blood-color_.
>
> Yep. And in very many languages, _orange_ translates literally as _color
> of a large citrus fruit_. I don't think those are very good data points
> for trying to figure out how color naming might have evolved.
Well, my point was that blood = red may well be a common human
perception.  And, I don't get your point about "orange".  We *did* get
the color name from the fruit.  Color-terms are often taken from things
in nature that have that color, and _blood_ is probably one of the best
common natural examples.  Likewise, oranges are a good example of the
color orange.

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