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Where does “submerger” come from?

submerger (English) comes from English submerge, from Latin submergere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

submerger (English): Someone or something that submerges

Definitions

  1. Someone or something that submerges

Ancestry of “submerger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubmergeTo sink out of sight; To put into a liquid; to...
2Latinsubmergeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupo—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →