Etymology

orgone

O1R1G2O1N1E1

Today it means: In the psychoanalytic theory of Wilhelm Reich, a form of sexual energy or life force distributed throughout the universe and available for collection, storage, and further use. Full definition →

First used 20th c.German Orgon
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. German · borrowed fromOrgon
  2. English todayorgone

Blend of organism + hormone, after German Orgon.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. In the psychoanalytic theory of Wilhelm Reich, a form of sexual energy or life force distributed throughout the universe and available for collection, storage, and further use.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.