The Greek word for "instrument" is "όργανο" (pronounced "organo"). This term can refer to various types of tools or devices, including Musical Instruments. In a broader context, it can also denote any means or method used to achieve a particular purpose.
It has no Greek meaning as it comes from a Latin word, organum, meaning instrument or tool.
The anemometer is used to measure the wind. The word anemometer comes from the Greek word "anemos" which means wind.
The word "organ" originated from the Greek word "organon," which means instrument or tool. In music, an organ typically refers to a keyboard instrument that produces sound by pipes or electrical means, and it is valued for its ability to produce a wide range of tones and timbres.
From the Greek, Kithara, meaning stringed musical instrument. The modern word is directly from the Spanish, guittara, and from the Arabic qitr
The root of machine is latin machina (machine, device, instrument, contraption, etc), which is from greek mekhane (device). Mechanic comes from the earlier greek mekhane, which was also used to mean engineer.
Erato - muse of love poetry The cithara or kithara, it was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the lyre family Nowadays the word kithara has the meaning of guitar kithara----> guitar
The harp is Orpheus' instrument.
The word "xylophone" is of Greek origin. It comes from the combination of the Greek words "xylon" (wood) and "phone" (sound), which accurately describes the instrument as a wooden percussion device that produces sound.
The word "photo" comes from the Greek word "phōs" which means "light" and the Greek word "graphē" which means "drawing" or "writing". Thus, "photo" can be translated to "light drawing" or "light writing".
The English word guitar comes from the Spanish, who invented the modern instrument. Their word is guitarra, pronounced gee-TA-rra, with a rolled R. The Spanish word came from an ancient Arabic and ancient Greek word for a stringed instrument, pronounced key-THAY-ra, which is also where the word zitheris derived.
The best known Greek god that played an instrument was Apollo, who played the Lyre.
Etymology: French: thermomètre, from Greek "thermē" = heat and the French "o" and "mètre" = meter