Submerse
/səbˈmɜːrs/noun
To put or go under the surface of a liquid; to immerse.
Did you know?Submerse comes from Latin submergere, and its root mergere also gave English words tied to sinking and submersion, making it one of the oldest “go under” words in the language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*merǵ-
“to dip, plunge, sink”
Latin
Latin
mergere
“to plunge, dip, sink”
Latin
Latin
submergere
“to plunge under, sink beneath”
Middle English
English
submersen
“to plunge beneath the surface”
Modern English
English
submerse
“to put or go under water”