Con- etymology

Latin

Latin word con- comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷe-, Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, Proto-Indo-European *ḱón, and later Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (Beside, near, by, with.)

Etymology of con-

Detailed word origin of con-

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kʷe- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*kʷo- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱe Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱón Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱóm Proto-Indo-European (ine) Beside, near, by, with.
*kʷís Proto-Indo-European (ine) Who, what (interrogative). Who, which, that (relative) Which, what.
*kom Proto-Italic (itc-pro) (with ablative) with, along, at.
*kʷis Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Who, what (interrogative).
cum Latin (lat) Although. Because. When 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.

Words with the same origin as con-

Descendants of *kʷe-

cum quin tamquam

Descendants of *kʷo-

qualis

Descendants of *ḱón

curia