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Where does “προβληματικός” come from?

προβληματικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “προβληματικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόβλημαanything thrown forward or projecting; anything...
2Ancient Greekπροβάλλωto throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward...
3Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
4Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “προβληματικός”

  • problematic
  • problematical
  • unproblematic
  • problematically
  • unproblematically
  • nonproblematic
  • problematicness
  • nonproblematically
  • problematicality
  • problematicalness
  • multiproblematic
  • problematicus
  • problemática
  • problemático
  • problematicità
  • problematico
  • problematicamente
  • aproblematico
  • problématiquement
  • problématique
  • problemático
  • problematizar
  • problematize
  • problematiek
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