Where does “microorganisme” come from?

microorganisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan organisme, from Catalan òrgan, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

microorganisme (Catalan): microorganism

Definitions

  1. microorganism

Ancestry of “microorganisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanorganismeorganism
2Catalanòrganorgan
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →