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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-'''''


* with
* 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