Ergo
/ˈɜːr.ɡoʊ/noun
Therefore; as a result.
Did you know?Ergo comes from Latin, where it was used in argument and philosophy to signal a conclusion, and it survives today as one of the most compact “words of power” in logic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*werg-
“to work, do”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἔργον (ergon)
“work, deed, task”
Latin
Latin
ergo
“therefore; accordingly”
Middle English
English
ergo
“therefore; as a conclusion”
Modern English
English
ergo
“therefore; consequently”