What is the correspondence to the english "co-" in spanish?
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Is there a Spanish correspondence to the English "co-"? I'm specifically looking for a translation to:
"co-inventor"
Appreciate any help!
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updated Oct 14, 2010
posted by LovisaNordqvist
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The prefix co- (meaning "with") comes from Latin "cum", which in modern Spanish is "con" (meaning "with" both in Spanish and Latin). English took this from Latin, which is where Spanish comes from, so the simple answer is... in English is co-, like in Spanish.
The only difference is that in Spanish you wouldn't use the dash: coinventor.
updated Oct 14, 2010
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
aswesome thank you :D - LovisaNordqvist, Oct 14, 2010
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It's alright to use "co-inventor" in Spanish as well, with the Spanish pronunciation of course.
updated Oct 14, 2010
posted by bill1111
Bill, in Spanish orthography the dash would not be used: "coinventor". - lazarus1907, Oct 14, 2010
Maybe.. but I'm a little wary about writing it without a dash if it's not an actual word that you can find in the dictionary, like "coproductor" or "codirector". - bill1111, Oct 14, 2010
Don't take it bad, but both words are in the dictionary, hehe. Bad example. But I know what you mean, of course. - lazarus1907, Oct 14, 2010
