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Where does “submission” come from?

Submission comes from Latin submissio, formed from Latin sub meaning "under" and Latin missio meaning "a sending," derived from the Proto-Indo-European root mey- meaning "to change or go."

submission (English): The act of submitting or yielding; surrender; The...

Definitions

  1. The act of submitting or yielding; surrender; The...

Ancestry of “submission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmissionA set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;...
2Latinmissiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “submission”

  • resubmission
  • insubmission
  • presubmission
  • nonsubmission
  • e-submission
  • sabmisen
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