portocaliu etymology

Romanian word portocaliu comes from Romanian -iu, Romanian portocală (Orange (fruit).)

Detailed word origin of portocaliu

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-iu Romanian (ron) Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color; roughly equivalent to -ive or sometimes -ish.
portocală Romanian (ron) Orange (fruit).
portocaliu Romanian (ron) Orange (colour) Orange.

Words with the same origin as portocaliu

Descendants of -iu
-iu albăstriu argintiu arămiu auriu cafeniu castaniu cenușiu corbiu cânepiu cărămiziu gălbiu liliachiu măsliniu negriu ruginiu străveziu sângeriu sălciu trandafiriu
Descendants of portocală
portocală