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

Ergo, against this history Milioti’s physical attributes are entirely pertinent to how we perceive Sofia.

From Salon

Ergo, the UK’s beloved Dame was also our kind of dame.

From Salon

The Covid pandemic then freed up McMurtry, along with her team-mates, to oversee their own training, working on ergo machines, weights and agility sessions in isolation.

From BBC

Post hoc ergo propter hoc, external is an informal fallacy that states that because an event followed another, it was caused by it.

From BBC

There is someone who writes to me almost weekly about media’s failures — and I assume, ergo, my failure — and he won’t be mollified.

From Seattle Times