Etymology

organismic

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Today it means: Of or relating to organicism or organisms. Full definition →

English organism ← Middle English organe ← Old French organe
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Ancient Greekὄργανον (órganon)
  3. Latinorganum
  4. Old Frenchorgane
  5. Middle Englishorgane
  6. Englishorgan
  7. Englishorganism
  8. English todayorganismic

From organism + -ic.

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