Latin mecum, tecum, etc.

[Lionel Bonnetier]

Steve Gustafson wrote:

>> Is there any obvious reason why -cum is the only instance of the archaic
>> system?

> It isn't necessarily the only instance; 'propter,' 'contra,' and
> 'versus' are often put after the noun they govern, and forms such as
> 'quapropter' became lexicalised.

Thanks. And I forgot "quiscumque" and the like,
where -cum and -que take quite different roles...