Where does “organ” come from?

Organ comes from Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον meaning tool or instrument, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- meaning to work.

organ (English): A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues...

Definitions

  1. A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues...

Ancestry of “organ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishorganeA device used to produce music; a musical...
2Old Frenchorgane—
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “organ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →
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