Why is it that dictionaries incorrectly state that the origin of the word ego is Latin? It is Greek!?

Question

Any linguistic scholar knows that Ego is a GREEK word, so why oh why is it said that ego is Latin? This bothers me. I dont trust what dicitonaries offer as fact anymore.

Answer 1

I don't necessarily fault the dictonaries here, though I can hardly believe the answers that insist the word is "not Greek at all" ?!

Of course, EGO is *originally* from the Greek. But then Latin borrowed it from Greek, and English took it from Latin NOT from Greek. This is, in fact, the case with most Greek words that ended up in English in pre-modern times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_of_Greek_origin

Thus an English dictionary is correct to source the English word to Latin --they tell the truth, even if it is not the whole truth. I would, of course, prefer that they all indicate, whenever possible, the Greek original borrowed by Latin. (I think you will find that some dictionaries try to trace a word as far back as possible; others will not go beyond Latin.)

Answer 2

Origin Of The Word Ego

Answer 3

It's is a latin word or sometimes a translation from a german word not greek at all

Answer 4

As far as I know it has is latin. Maybe there is a greek origin too but I don't think so.

Answer 5

My dictionary credits both languages.
Greek εγω and Latin ego both meaning I.
Greek με, Latin me, and English me all correspond too.

Answer 6

Not believeing anything the dictionary says is a pretty rash reaction to one mistake.

Have you written to he publishers and pointed it out with the facts to support your case?

Answer 7

Of course it is Greek,I did not notice it

Answer 8

You are wrong.