Where does “ergástulo” come from?

ergástulo (Portuguese) comes from Latin ergastulum, from Ancient Greek ἐργαστήριον, from Ancient Greek ἐργαστής, from Ancient Greek ἐργάζομαι, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

ergástulo (Portuguese): workhouse, labour camp

Definitions

  1. workhouse, labour camp

Ancestry of “ergástulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinergastulumpenitentiary, workhouse (or its residents)
2Ancient Greekἐργαστήριονworkshop, factory
3Ancient Greekἐργαστήςnegotiator
4Ancient GreekἐργάζομαιI work, labour; I work at, make; I do, perform
5Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
6Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic wérgon