Where does “organ” come from?

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

organ (Turkish): organ

Definitions

  1. organ

Ancestry of “organ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorganeorgan any part of the body
2Latinorganuman implement, instrument, tool; any musical...
3Ancient Greekὄργανονinstrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical...
4Proto-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 →