The word “organ” with the meanings that it has in Modern Greek, exists also in English, Spanish, French and German. In German it also means “voice”.
The Catholic Church chose this word for the instrument that accompanies the Liturgy.
From the word “organ” originates the word organization that exists in many languages.
It is worth mentioning that the word “organic” in English means the biological products.
The list with the word “organ” in 13 languages follows.
Greek όργανο
English organ
French organe
Ukrainian Орган
Polish organ
Rumanian organ
German Οrgan
Russian орган
Bulgarian орган
Dutch orgaan
Spanish órgano
Italian organo
Portuguese órgão
