a tergo

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin a tergo.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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a tergo (not comparable)

  1. from behind
    Antonym: a fronte

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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ā (at) + tergum (back)

Adverb

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a tergō (not comparable)

  1. behind, from behind
    • 86 BCEc. 35 BCE, Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum 58.4:
      clamorem ut tumultum​ hostilem a tergo accepit
      He heard shouting like a hostile disruption behind him.

References

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  • tergum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tergum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.