Where does “orgue” come from?

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

orgue (Norman): organ

Definitions

  1. organ

Ancestry of “orgue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgueorgan
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργανον →Every word from Latin organum →