Where does “immersion” come from?

Immersion comes from Late Latin immersio, combining Latin in- (into) and mergere (to dip), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én (in).

immersion (English): The act of immersing or the condition of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of immersing or the condition of being...

Ancestry of “immersion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinimmersiodipping; immersion
2LatinimmergoI immerse; I plunge into
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “immersion

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