submission

/səbˈmɪʃən/suhb-MIH-shuhn

/səbˈmɪʃən/suhb-MIH-shuhn

Meaninga sending under

Common meaning: the act of handing something in, or of giving way

subunder; from below
missto send, releaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1152 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

‘under’ + ‘to send, release’ → submission

Journey through time

Latinmittō, mīsī, missum‘to send, release’
Englishsubmission‘the act of handing something in, or of giving way’ · today

sub- also in: suborn subtle suburb submerge subaltern

miss also in: emit dismiss dismissal decommission subcommittee

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin mittō ‘to send, release’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mittō, p. 1152 · dictionary scan

Roots

mittō, mīsī, missum Latin “to send, release”

Related words

decommission dismiss dismissal emit subcommittee

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