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Just like the word "cooperation", does "Co-" refers to action of collaboration?

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Rebecca

Yes, you are right! The prefix "co-" comes from Latin and is used in many English words to indicate that something is "jointed" or "together". There are many words that are formed from this prefix such as "cooperation", "collaboration", "coworker", etc.

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