'submission' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'submissio,' where 'sub-' meant 'under' and 'mittere' meant 'to send.'

'submissio' transformed into the Old French word 'submision,' and eventually became the modern English word 'submission' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the act of lowering or sending under,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'presenting something' and 'yielding to authority.'