Origin of ergo Borrowed into English from Latin around 1350–1400
a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.
Show More
Also especially before a vowel erg- .
Origin of ergo- 1 combining form representing Greek érgon
a combining form of ergot : ergotoxine. Show More
Origin of ergo- 2 From French
post hoc, ergo propter hoc [pohst hohk , er -goh pr ohp -ter hohk; English pohst hok , ur -goh prop -ter hok er -goh] Latin after this, therefore because of it: a formula designating an error in logic that accepts as a cause something that merely occurred earlier in time.
Show More
cogito, ergo sum [koh -gi-toh er -goh soo m ; English koj -i-toh ur -goh suhm , er -goh] Latin I think, therefore I am (stated by Descartes as the first principle in resolving universal doubt).
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for ergo Contemporary Examples of ergo Ergo if the finest minds at Breitbart can't find him, Dunham's story must be fabricated.
Ergo , DAPA will cause another surge—and that future surge will likewise prove burdensome to Texas.
Ergo , we should call him Scottie in da club because he is figuratively beaming himself up by smoking a blunt in da club.
Walmart cashes about 18 percent of food stamps in the U.S. Ergo , any cut would be bad news for the company.
Ergo , the only way for Israel to remain both a democracy and a Jewish state was to give up occupied land.
Historical Examples of ergo Ergo , again, ours must infallibly top the markets of the world.
There had been an obscure presentiment of 'cognito, ergo sum' more than 2000 years previously.
Then he is a father, and he is yours; ergo , he is your father, and the puppies are your brothers.
What was I before that instant I suddenly reasoned cogito, ergo sum?
She had not spoken to him—ergo , the emotion of encountering him was too great for her.
British Dictionary definitions for ergo Word Origin for ergo C14: from Latin: therefore
I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for ergo c.1400, from Latin ergo "therefore, in consequence of," possibly from *ex rogo "from the direction," from ex "out of" (see ex- ) + root of regere "to guide" (see regal ).
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for ergo The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Culture definitions for ergo 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.”
Show More
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
