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English word organ comes from Proto-Indo-European *wreǵ-, Ancient Greek ἔργειν, and later Latin organum (An implement, instrument, tool. Any musical instrument.)
*wreǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to work, act
ἔργειν (Ancient Greek)
ὄργανον (Ancient Greek)
organum (Latin)
An implement, instrument, tool. Any musical instrument.
organe (Old French)
organ (English)
(obsolete, transitive) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs. (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.. (musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.. (slang) The penis.. A larger part of an organism, [...]