Where does “オルゴール” come from?

オルゴール (Japanese) comes from Dutch orgel, from Middle Dutch orgele, from Middle Dutch orgene, from Latin Organa, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

オルゴール (Japanese): music box

Definitions

  1. music box

Ancestry of “オルゴール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchorgelorgan
2Middle Dutchorgele
3Middle Dutchorgene
4LatinOrganaHormuz island in the Strait of Hormuz
5Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
6Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “オルゴール

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