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==== co-, com- & con- ==== | ==== co-, com- & con- ==== | ||
* mean the same thing | * mean the same thing | ||
* together; with, joint (as in co-owner, equal to, complement of | |||
** can also be '''''col-, cor-''''' | |||
* examples: | |||
* examples | |||
** ''coordinate'' | ** ''coordinate'' | ||
** ''cosign'' | ** ''cosign'' | ||
** complement = with (''com''-) + fill (-''plere'') for "add/ed to make complete" | ** complement = with (''com''-) + fill (-''plere'') for "add/ed to make complete" | ||
*** from PIE '''''*pele''''' for "to fill" | *** '''''com-''''' + from PIE '''''*pele''''' for "to fill, make complete" | ||
**** for "with togetherness" | |||
** compliment = cognate with Latin ''complere'' shifting to ''complire'' for "to complete" | ** compliment = cognate with Latin ''complere'' shifting to ''complire'' for "to complete" | ||
*** indicates "completion" and thus "expression of respect" for something completed or done | *** indicates "completion" and thus "expression of respect" for something completed or done | ||