>>Michael Adams <abrigon@...> schrieb:
>> Pro = For
>> Con = against, opposite of Pro.
>>
>> Progress = good and forwarded going
>> Congress = ?
>Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> wrote:
>Actually, in Latin, 'con' (which was a reduced form of
>'cum') meant 'with'.
>It wasn't the opposite of 'for', but it could have a
>negative meaning, just like 'with' can be used with
>'fight', in the same sense as 'against' --- 'to fight
>with/against inner demons'.
Actually, in this expression, "con" is short for "contra" which does
mean "against." It has nothing to do with "with," except in its
derivation: contra < a PIE suffixed form *kom-tra.
Charlie