1830–40; probably back-formation from
submersion < Late Latin
submersiōn-, stem of
submersiō a sinking, equivalent to Latin
submers(us) past participle of
submergere to
submerge +
-iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM submerse
sub·mer·sion[suh b-mur-zhuh n, -shuh n]/səbˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən/, noun
