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Where does “orgán” come from?

orgán (Irish) comes from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

orgán (Irish): organ

Definitions

  1. organ

Ancestry of “orgán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
2Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “orgán”

  • orgánaí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →