English
ergatival
From ergative + -al.
Formed from ergative + -al
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom ‘work’
Proto-Hellenic *wérgon ‘work’
Ancient Greek ἔργον ‘work’
Ancient Greek ἐργᾰ́της ‘labourer, worker’
English ergative
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the ergative grammatical case.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ergatival