organum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • an implement, instrument, tool
  • any musical instrument

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (tool, instrument, also an organ of sense apprehension, an organ of the body, an instrument, organ, also a musical instrument, an organ, implement) root from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji
✂️ 🏗️

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