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Where does “soumis” come from?

soumis (French) comes from French soumettre, from Old French suzmetre, from Latin submittere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

soumis (French): controlled; tamed; submissive; submitter;...

Definitions

  1. controlled; tamed; submissive; submitter;...

Ancestry of “soumis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoumettreto submit
2Old Frenchsuzmetre—
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 “soumis”

  • insoumis
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