Where does “organic” come from?

Organic comes from Middle English organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus, from Ancient Greek ὀργανικός meaning of or pertaining to an organ or instrument.

organic (English): Pertaining to or derived from living organisms;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or derived from living organisms;...

Ancestry of “organic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishorganicResembling or functioning like an organ; composed...
2Old Frenchorganique
3Latinorganicusmusician, instrumentalist; instrumental; organic
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “organic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos