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Where does “submitting” come from?

Submitting comes from Middle English submitten, from Latin submittere meaning to lower or place under, composed of Latin sub meaning under and Latin summitto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo meaning under and mey- meaning to change or move.

submitting (English): present participle of submit; A submission

Definitions

  1. present participle of submit; A submission

Ancestry of “submitting”, 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-—

Words derived from “submitting”

  • unsubmitting
  • submittingly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →