com- / con- / co-
with, together; intensifier
Latin · cum (com-)
Latin cum became com- before b, m, p; col- before l; cor- before r; co- before vowels; con- elsewhere. It joins things together (combine, connect) or makes a meaning stronger.
Memory trick
com- is a hug: two things come together and stay together.
Words from this root
- combine (com + bine) — to join two things togetherमिलाना
- connect (con + nect) — to join or link togetherजोड़ना
- collect (col + lect) — to gather togetherइकट्ठा करना
- correct (cor + rect) — made fully rightसही
- cooperate (co + operate) — to work togetherसहयोग करना
- compose (com + pose) — to put together, to write musicरचना करना, लिखना
- companion (com + pan + ion) — a person you share bread withसाथी
- conclude (con + clude) — to bring to a closeसमाप्त करना, निष्कर्ष निकालना
- collaborate (col + labor + ate) — to work together on a projectमिलकर काम करना
- contain (con + tain) — to hold withinसमाहित करना
- compare (com + pare) — to set things side by sideतुलना करना