Where does “organist” come from?
organist (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin organista, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
organist (Norwegian Bokmål): organist
Ancestry of “organist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | organista | — |
| 2 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |