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
- present participle of submit; A submission
Ancestry of “submitting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | submit | To yield or give way to another; To yield to... |
| 2 | Middle English | submitten | submit |
| 3 | Latin | submittere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “submitting”