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Where does “أرغن” come from?

أرغن (Arabic) comes from English organ, from Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

أرغن (Arabic): to comply with; to ease, to facilitate; organ

Definitions

  1. to comply with; to ease, to facilitate; organ

Ancestry of “أرغن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganA larger part of an organism, composed of tissues...
2Middle EnglishorganeA device used to produce music; a musical...
3Old Frenchorgane—
4Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
5Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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