a tergo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin a tergo.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑˈtɛr ɡoʊ/

Adverb

a tergo (not comparable)

1. from behind

   Antonym: a fronte

Further reading

• “a tergo”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “a tergo”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “a tergo”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Latin

Etymology

ā (“at”) + tergum (“back”)

Adverb

a tergō (not comparable)

1. behind, from behind
   • 86 BCE – c. 35 BCE, Sallust, Bellum Jugurthinum 58.4:

     clamorem ut tumultum​ hostilem a tergo accepit

     He heard shouting like a hostile disruption behind him.

References

• “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.