... in (5). If we assume that in- is a prefix meaning in, into’ we would predict that infer would mean ‘carry into’, which is not even close to the real meaning of infer. The meaning of con- in ... expressing subjunctive infinitive or imperative, respectively. This brings us to the last possible interpretation, namely that (6) may refer to the linking verb BE in general, as we would find it in ... of fresh rain in a forest in the fall. Certainly a unified concept, but we would not consider the smell of fresh rain in a forest in the fall a word. In fact, English simply has no single word...