ergo-

¹

1. a combining form meaning “work”:

   ergograph.

ergo-

²

1. a combining form of ergot:

   ergotoxine.

ergo

³

[ ur-goh, er-goh ]

adverb

1. therefore.

ergo

¹

/ ˈɜːɡəʊ /

sentence connector

1. therefore; hence

ergo

²

/ ˈɜːɡəʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for ergometer

ergo

1. 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.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergo-¹

Combining form representing Greek érgon

Origin of ergo-²

From French

Origin of ergo-³

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1350–1400

Word History and Origins

Origin of ergo-¹

C14: from Latin: therefore

Example Sentences

The master is on the receiving end of recognition from a person he himself does not recognize as human, ergo, that recognition itself can’t matter for him.

From Vox

The only thing I know beyond any doubt—and this is one of the central insights of Western philosophy—is Cogito ergo sum.

From Nautilus

A favorite among reviewers and users since its launch in 2015, the Elite Series boasts a beautifully crafted, ergo-shaped work surface constructed of water-resistant, laminated engineered wood.

From Popular-Science

The higher the digit, the more distance your finger had to travel, ergo, the longer it took to dial.

From Washington Post

We know enough to say that such things happened in the past, ergo, they are real and could happen again.

From Science News

Ergo if the finest minds at Breitbart can't find him, Dunham's story must be fabricated.

From The Daily Beast

Ergo, DAPA will cause another surge—and that future surge will likewise prove burdensome to Texas.

From The Daily Beast

Ergo, we should call him Scottie in da club because he is figuratively beaming himself up by smoking a blunt in da club.

From The Daily Beast

Walmart cashes about 18 percent of food stamps in the U.S. Ergo, any cut would be bad news for the company.

From The Daily Beast

Evidently, he never sent one without making a copy—ergo, this book.

From The Daily Beast

Ergo statim ex Aquitania euocatus Sacerdos vnus, alter ex ipsa Francia desumptus.

From Project Gutenberg

Ergo ij simul ac Nostros vident, negant enimuer prcis sese passuros, vt rudens expediatur, si Iesuit nauigaturi sint.

From Project Gutenberg

Ergo et avarus erit, sed finite: adulter, verum habebit modum: et luxuriosus eodem modo.

From Project Gutenberg

Hath he not said ergo to the poor saints, to your sons and your daughters, whom he hath burned in the fire to Moloch?

From Project Gutenberg

Ned he gin hit to me way back yander, I dismember how long ergo, und he tole me to put it in de blu chiss, twell he ax for hit.

From Project Gutenberg