Where does “organist” come from?

organist (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch organist, from Medieval Latin organista, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

organist (Dutch): organ player, organist

Definitions

  1. organ player, organist

Ancestry of “organist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchorganist
2Medieval Latinorganista
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 ὄργανονEvery word from Latin organum
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