Interestingly, colors don’t have to have distinct names. There are languages without a distinct color name for blue. English didn’t have a distinct word for pink until the 17th century, when the word was borrowed from the name of a flower, or a distinct word for orange until 14th century when it was borrowed from the fruit. Even the word blue didn’t enter english until 13th century (from french), although old english had a word for at least related hues.
I didn’t know that, that’s pretty interesting! Still, I mean, it doesn’t technically go against any rules for the color blue to be called “blue” afaik.
Interestingly, colors don’t have to have distinct names. There are languages without a distinct color name for blue. English didn’t have a distinct word for pink until the 17th century, when the word was borrowed from the name of a flower, or a distinct word for orange until 14th century when it was borrowed from the fruit. Even the word blue didn’t enter english until 13th century (from french), although old english had a word for at least related hues.
I didn’t know that, that’s pretty interesting! Still, I mean, it doesn’t technically go against any rules for the color blue to be called “blue” afaik.
Yeah, its more a “thats just how it is” sort of thing