Etymology

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Today it means: thus, therefore Full definition →

Latin ergō
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  1. Latin · derived fromergō“therefore, thus”
  2. English todayargal

A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”) by William Shakespeare for The Gravedigger in his famous play, Hamlet.

Words from the same roots

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