About conmigo, contigo, consigo...

Question

If con means 'with' and mi means 'me', then what is the meaning of the 'go' part in these words?

Answer 1

If "a" means "one" and "out" means "not in", what does the "b" in "about" mean?

• :) - Jeremias Nov 12, 2011
• Exactly, there are way more things like this in English than Spanish maybe cause English will have two things that seem related but come from completely different languages, while Spanish is mostly Latin with a light dusting of Arabic and other languages. - rabbitwho Nov 12, 2011
• I can see your point. Thanks! - Lise-Laroche Nov 12, 2011
• jeje - good question... :) - IndianaChris Nov 12, 2011

Answer 2

Conmigo

Etymology

From Latin cum + mecum.

Contigo

Etymology

From Latin cum + tēcum.

Consigo

Etymology

From Latin cum + sēcum.

So it used to mean something but now it does not.

• Fair enough. - Lise-Laroche Nov 12, 2011

Answer 3

The easiest way for me to remember is that when used in conjuction with con, I need a go. I have never asked why, I have just done.