Where does “organizō” come from?

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

organizō (Latin): to organize furnish with organs, shape into a form

Definitions

  1. to organize furnish with organs, shape into a form

Ancestry of “organizō”, step by step

organizō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin organum

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

via Koine Greek ὀργανίζω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekὀργανίζω

Words derived from “organizō

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