myEtymology.com: English etymology of submiss

Etymology of the English word submiss

the English word submiss

derived from the Latin word submissus (stooping; quiet)

derived from the Latin word submittere (allow to grow long; emit, put forth)

derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

The earliest known usage of submiss in English dates from the 16th century.