Word part · Latin prefix
The Latin prefix con-
Means: with, or together.
At a glance
- Part
- con-
- Meaning
- with, or together
- Layer
- Latin: Prefixes, suffixes and roots behind many school and book words.
- Also spelled
- com, col, cor
Becomes com before b, m and p (compress, commotion), and col or cor before l or r.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- con (prefix)+struct (root or base)→construct
build by putting parts together
- con (prefix)+struct (root or base)+ion (suffix)→construction
the act of building; something built
- con (prefix)+struct (root or base)+ive (suffix)→constructive
helping to build up or improve
- re (prefix)+con (prefix)+struct (root or base)→reconstruct
build again
- con (prefix)+vert (root or base)→convert
turn one thing into another
- con (prefix)+vers (root or base)+ion (suffix)→conversion
the act of changing one thing into another
- con (prefix)+vert (root or base)+ible (suffix)→convertible
can be changed; a car with a roof that folds down
- con (prefix)+duct (root or base)→conduct
lead or guide; also the way you behave
- con (prefix)+duct (root or base)+or (suffix)→conductor
a person who leads a band or a train crew
- con (prefix)+fer (root or base)+ence (suffix)→conference
a meeting where people come together to talk
- com (prefix)+mot (root or base)+ion (suffix)→commotion
noisy movement and fuss
com + mot + ion: the prefix changes to match → commotion
- con (prefix)+cept (root or base)→concept
an idea
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