Where does “όργανο” come from?

όργανο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

όργανο (Greek): body organ; any musical instrument; equipment,...

Definitions

  1. body organ; any musical instrument; equipment,...

Ancestry of “όργανο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον