Organism etymology in English

English word organism comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-, Ancient Greek (to 1453) ἔργειν

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*were-	Proto-Indo-European (ine)
ἔργειν	Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
*wreǵ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine)	to work, act
ὄργανον	Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
organism	English (en)	(biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

Organism etymology