ergo Latin · revision 17796

− It is probably from ⟨*ē rogō⟩ or ⟨*ē regō⟩ “from the direction of”, with the middle vowel lost; the noun [[m|itc-pro|*rogo-|t=direction]] belongs to the root of [[regō]] and [[regiō]], [[inh|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-|t=to straighten, direct]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) “Corgō” “forward” (in Festus) comes in the same way from ⟨*com rogō⟩.^(de Vaan 2008) The OLD compares the development of [[de|wegen|t=because of]].^(OLD 2012) Since no other language has the noun, de Vaan suggests an inner-Italic formation.^(de Vaan 2008)