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
- The act of submitting or yielding; surrender; The...
Ancestry of “submission”, step by step
submission traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mission
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mission | A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty;... |
| 2 | Latin | missiō | sending, mission |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English submissioun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | submissioun | Legal submission to the decisions of someone... |
| 2 | Old French | soubmission | — |
| 3 | Latin | submissio | — |
| 4 | Latin | submittō | — |