Meanings
con-1
alternative com- · alternative cor- · alternative Ꝯ
- Unite: to unite into a collection indicated by the root word.
concorporate
2 more examples
conglobulate
conglutination
- Having commonality, having the same property indicated by the root.
confocal
2 more examples
consimilar
conterminant
- To do the root.
confix
2 more examples
convivify
constrict
- Indicating a common origin:
- When one entity is put into another, or one entity affects the other.
contour
2 more examples
conplastic
converb
- Mutuality, indicating a reciprocal relationship or influence
confated
2 more examples
confraternization
connascence
- Uniform, or made to be the same as.
concolorate
con-2
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
con- · prefix
- Old Frenchcon-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Middle Englishcon-
- Englishcon-
Inherited from Middle English con-, from Latin con-, from cum (“with”).
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →con- · prefix
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*strew-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
- Proto-Italic*strowō
- Latinstruō
- Latincōnstruō
- Latincōnstrūctus
- Englishconstruct
- Englishconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
- Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
- Latindingua
- Latinlingua
- Vulgar Latin*linguāticum
- Old Frenchlanguage
- Middle Englishlangage
- Englishlanguage
- Englishconlangbf.
- Englishcon-
Back-formation from conlang, short for constructed language.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese 並 /并-, 協 /协-
- 並 /并- (bìng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- 協 /协- (xié)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- 共- (gòng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- 同- (tóng)add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Danish kon-, sam-
- kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
French con-
- con-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
German kon-, mit-
- kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- mit-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Norwegian Bokmål kon-, sam-
- kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Swedish kon-, sam-
- kon-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
- sam-add a notion similar to those conveyed by with, together, or joint
Cite this entry
con-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-
“con-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/con-. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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