Where does “submerse” come from?

submerse (Latin) comes from Latin submersus, from Latin submergo — Alternative form of summergō.

submerse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of submersus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of submersus

Ancestry of “submerse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubmersussunken, drowned, overwhelmed
2LatinsubmergoAlternative form of summergō
Every word from Latin submergo →Every word from Latin submersus →
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