LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

a tergō

a tergō (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparablebehind, from behind
    clamorem ut tumultum hostilem a tergo accepitHe heard shouting like a hostile disruption behind him.c. 40 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Jugurthinum 58.4

Origins

From ā (“at”) + tergum (“back”).

Quick answers

What does a tergō mean in Latin?
a tergō, a adverb, means “behind, from behind”.