English word submit comes from Latin sub, Latin missum, and later Middle English submitten (Submit.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sub | Latin (lat) | (with ablative) about, around (time). (with ablative) at the feet of. (with ablative) behind. (with ablative) under, beneath. (with ablative) within, during. (with accusative) under, up to, up under, close to (of a motion). (with accusative) until, before, up to, about. |
| missum | Latin (lat) | |
| summitto | Latin (lat) | I moderate or restrain. I place underneath. I put forth (from below). I rear or raise (animals). I submit. |
| submitten | Middle English (enm) | Submit. |
| submit | English (en) | (ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.. (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.. (transitive, mixed martial arts) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.. (transitive, obsolete) To let down; to lower.. (transitive, obsolete) To put or place under. |