com- etymology

Latin word com- comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, Latin potator (Drinker. Tippler.)

Detailed word origin of com-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ḱe Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
potator Latin (lat) Drinker. Tippler.
*ḱóm Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Beside, near, by, with.
*kom Proto-Italic (itc-pro) (with ablative) with, along, at.
cum Latin (lat) With.
con- Latin (lat) Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
com- Latin (lat)

Words with the same origin as com-

Descendants of *ḱe
cognoscere comes comitia commune communis competere condicio coniunx constat constitutum consuetudo consul contentus continuo contra copia coram cum cumque donec mecum quibus quondam secum tecum
Descendants of potator
collecta collega colligo commendo competo complecti complexus componere compositum computo conficere conscius consensus consobrinus contendere contentio contingere correctus corrumpo curia pretio pretium