Where does “submerge” come from?
Submerge comes from Latin submergere, formed from the prefix sub- and mergo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
submerge (English): To sink out of sight; To put into a liquid; to...
Definitions
- To sink out of sight; To put into a liquid; to...
Ancestry of “submerge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | submergere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |