Where does “pwoblèm” come from?
pwoblèm (Antillean Creole) comes from French problème, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
pwoblèm (Antillean Creole): problem
Definitions
- problem
Ancestry of “pwoblèm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | problème | problem; trouble |
| 2 | Middle French | probleme | problem |
| 3 | Latin | problēma | problem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |