English → Latin
“submission” in Latin
obsequiumcomplaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flatteryofficiumduty, service, office; obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture; kindness, favor, courtesycontineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, bound
The English word submission itself goes back to Latin mittō, through submissio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
submission
Usually by the verbs; obsequium (Tac., obedience of subjects); sometimes by officium (e.g., magnam partem Galliae in officio tenere, continere, Caes.). Vid: also, OBEDIENCE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for submission?
- The usual Latin words for “submission” are obsequium, officium, contineō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.