com-

with, together; sometimes thoroughly

Forms

com-
con- — Used before many consonants in Latin.
col- — Used before l in Latin.
cor- — Used before r in Latin.
co- — Shortened especially before vowels.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *kom, ‘with; beside.’

Note

In some formations, togetherness shades into completeness; the prefix’s exact contribution can be uncertain.

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noun

condominium

kahn-duh-MIN-ee-um/ˌkɑːndəˈmɪniəm/

An individually owned dwelling with jointly managed common areas.

She holds a key inside her condominium in a shared building.

Woman holds key inside one outlined apartment unit within simple cutaway shared building of three distinct units; her unit highlighted warm ochre, common hallway visible.

Etymology

conLatinwith, together; sometimes thoroughly

+dominiumLatinownership, dominion

Together with ownership gives the original idea of joint sovereignty or ownership. The legal term later came to name a privately owned apartment within a shared property arrangement.

In context

Arlington Community Media Inc.145:43

is this a condominium or is this a two-family home that's owned by one of the people in here

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - August 9, 2022

More examples

They own a condominium but share the courtyard with their neighbors.
Our condominium association collects monthly fees for building maintenance.
The new condominium complex contains twenty individually owned homes.

Forms

condominium · condominiums

condo noun — An informal term for a condominium.

Similar words

apartment: Describes a dwelling within a building without specifying ownership.
co-op: Residents own shares in a corporation rather than individual units.