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Where does “ergo-” come from?

ergo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ergo- (English): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “ergo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
2Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “ergo-”

  • ergonomic
  • ergogenic
  • ergometer
  • ergonomically
  • ergometry
  • ergocalciferol
  • ergograph
  • ergotropic
  • ergosphere
  • ergogram
  • ergographic
  • ergometric
  • nonergonomic
  • ergoregion
  • ergotherapy
  • ergology
  • ergoreflex
  • unergonomic
  • spiroergometry
  • ergomania
  • spiroergometric
  • hydroxyergocalciferol
  • ergosurface
  • ergospheric
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