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

Definitions

  1. organist

Ancestry of “organist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinorganista—
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 →