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Where does “submitteth” come from?

submitteth (English) comes from English submit, from Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

submitteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “submitteth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubmitTo yield or give way to another; To yield to...
2Middle Englishsubmittensubmit
3Latinsubmitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →