erg
English
/ɜːɡ/, /ɝɡ/
noun
Definitions
- The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10 joules.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἔργον (work, deed, activity).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἔργον
Gloss
work, deed, activity
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
働
Emoji
✂️ 🏗️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -urgy English
- ergmeter English
- ergon English
- kiloerg English
- megalerg English
- megerg English
- эргоно́мика Russian
- erg Spanish, Castilian
- ergometría Spanish, Castilian
- γεωργός Ancient Greek
- δίς Ancient Greek
- εὐεργέτης Ancient Greek
- κακοῦργος Ancient Greek
- πανοῦργος Ancient Greek
- χειρουργέω Ancient Greek
- ἀγαθοεργέω Ancient Greek
- ἐνεργός Ancient Greek
- ἐργάζομαι Ancient Greek
- ἐργάτης Ancient Greek
- ἐργαλεῖον Ancient Greek
- ἐργώδης Ancient Greek
- ἑκάεργος Ancient Greek
- ἔργον Ancient Greek
- *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wérǵom Proto-Indo-European
- ergonomji Polish
- eirgeanamaíocht Irish
- erg Catalan, Valencian
- έργο Greek (modern)
- αγαθοεργός Greek (modern)
- алергия Bulgarian
- 厄格 Chinese
- 愛格 Chinese
- 爾格 Chinese
- *wérgon Proto-Hellenic