The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔργον“work”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔξω“outer, out”
- English todayexergonic
From Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer, out”) and Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”) + -ic.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἔξω all →
osmosisexo-exoconsciousnessexoreic
Ancient Greekἔργον all →
ergonomicsergergondiergismergalergo--urgy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.