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The 'Latin' source for English 'prefixes' is usually "cum," which means "with" as a preposition (thus magna cum laude), and can have several nuances as a prefix such as 'together,' 'combined,' or similar senses that indicate a connection or completion. Greek is not the same language as Latin. I am unaware of any 'co' root word, but Indo-European linguists may be able to help on that one....

co- is a shortened form of the prefix com-. There are other forms depending on the following sound, for example con- before 'g' as in congress or 's' as in constitute, col- before 'l' as in colleague, cor- before 'r' as in corrupt, and so on. These all derive from a Proto-Indo-European root *kom- meaning "beside, near, by" which also shows up in the German prefix ge-.

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