Where does “organe” come from?

organe (Middle English) comes from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

organe (Middle English): A device used to produce music; a musical...

Definitions

  1. A device used to produce music; a musical...

Ancestry of “organe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorgane
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “organe

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