Where does “orgán” come from?

orgán (Czech) comes from German Organ, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

orgán (Czech): organ; authority, body

Definitions

  1. organ; authority, body

Ancestry of “orgán”, step by step

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