Where does “organise” come from?

Organise comes from Middle French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizo, from Latin organum meaning "instrument or tool," from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- meaning "to work."

organise (English): Standard spelling of organize

Definitions

  1. Standard spelling of organize

Ancestry of “organise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchorganiser—
2Medieval Latinorganizo—
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “organise”

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