Word origin
from Latin
com-; related to
cum with. In compound words of Latin origin,
com- becomes
col- and
cor- before
l and
r, co- before
gn, h, and most vowels, and
con- before consonants other than
b, p, and
m. Although its sense in compounds of Latin derivation is often obscured, it means:together, with, etc (
combine, compile)
; similar (
conform); extremely, completely (
consecrate)