co-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 2 Latin 2.1 Prefix 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Prefix 3.1.1 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin prefix co-.

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co-

1. together; mutually; jointly
2. partner or subordinate in an activity
3. to the same degree
4. (mathematics) of the opposite, of the counterpart

   cokernel; codimension

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[edit] Latin

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co-

1. together, with

   cogere, Quirinus (co-viri-nus), cohaerere, coire, colligere

2. (intensifier)
   • orior ("I rise") → coorior ("I arise", "I spring forth")
   • emo ("I buy") → coemo ("I buy up")
   • rumpo ("I break", "I destroy") → corrumpo ("I pervert", "I contaminate")
   • horresco ("I dread") → cohorresco ("I shudder", "I shiver")
   • labor ("I slip", "I go wrong") → collabor ("I collapse", "I fall in ruin")

[edit] Related terms

• com-
• con-

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Prefix

co-

1. Usually (but not always) designates mutuality or reciprocity.

[edit] Derived terms