Where does “organum” come from?

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

organum (Latin): an implement, instrument, tool; any musical...

Definitions

  1. an implement, instrument, tool; any musical...

Ancestry of “organum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “organum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →