Where does “organ” come from?

organ (Malay) comes from Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

organ (Malay): organ; mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium...

Definitions

  1. organ; mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium...

Ancestry of “organ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchorgaanorgan; mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium...
2Middle Dutchorgane—
3Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
4Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “organ”

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