Where does “submission” come from?

submission (Middle English) comes from Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from Latin submittō.

submission (Middle English): Alternative form of submissioun

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of submissioun

Ancestry of “submission”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsubmissiounLegal submission to the decisions of someone...
2Old Frenchsoubmission—
3Latinsubmissio—
4Latinsubmittō—
Every word from Latin submittō →Every word from Latin submissio →Every word from Old French soubmission →