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Where does “organule” come from?

organule (English) comes from English organ, from Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

organule (English): One of the essential cells or elements of an...

Definitions

  1. One of the essential cells or elements of an...

Ancestry of “organule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorganA larger part of an organism, composed of tissues...
2Middle EnglishorganeA device used to produce music; a musical...
3Old Frenchorgane—
4Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
5Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →