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ergo - 8 dictionary results

er⋅go

[ur-goh, er-goh]
–conjunction, adverb
therefore.

Origin:
1350–1400; < L

ergo-

1
a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.
Also, especially before a vowel, erg-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk érgon

ergo-

2
a combining form of ergot: ergotoxine.

Origin:
< F
er·go   (ûr'gō, âr'-)   
conj.  Consequently; therefore.
adv.  Consequently; hence.

[Latin ergō; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

Ergo

Er"go\, conj. or adv. [L.] Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way. --Shak.

ergo [(er-goh, ur-goh)]

Latin word meaning “therefore”; usually used to show a logical conclusion: “Birds are warm-blooded animals, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals; ergo, no bird is a reptile.”


ergo 
c.1400, from L. ergo "therefore," possibly from *ex rogo "from the direction," from ex "out of" + root of regere "to guide" (see regal).
ERGO
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