1. Home  Discuss in my forum    Question: Ergo Answer: Ergo is a
commonly used prefix used to denote that something is ergonomic.
The term ergonomic is created from two Greek words: ergon,
meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws. However the
prefix ergo is not intended to mean work as it's root word would
imply.  Instead the prefix ergo is mainly a marketing term used
to name a product and give it the connotation that it possesses
good ergonomics and is worth the money to buy it. Marketers in
the American market place do the same thing with the prefix
euro.  It is important to note that there are no governing
bodies that regulate claims of ergonomics. So just because the
product is called the "ergo-mop" there is nothing but your own
judgement that proves it is ergonomic.  ©2013 About.com. All
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