ergo

adv, conj, noun — 3 senses

ergo

adv

US /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/

Etymology From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

1

Consequently, therefore, or thus.

  • "I merely made an individual application of a general rule. All women love flattery—ergo, Miss Arundel liked it."1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 59:
  • The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell; ergo, they are not his allies.2003, Pirates of the Caribbean:

ergo

conj

Etymology From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

1

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

ergo

noun

Etymology Clipping of ergonomic.

1

Informal An ergonomic factor or characteristic.

  • I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.