Where does “submeter” come from?

submeter (Portuguese) comes from Latin submittere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

submeter (Portuguese): to submit; to subjugate

Definitions

  1. to submit; to subjugate

Ancestry of “submeter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubmitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-