Where does “submit” come from?

Submit comes from Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere meaning to put under, composed of sub meaning under and summitto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo and mey- or h₃ewp-.

submit (English): To yield or give way to another; To yield to...

Definitions

  1. To yield or give way to another; To yield to...

Ancestry of “submit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsubmittensubmit
2Latinsubmitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “submit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →