Where does “problematisch” come from?
problematisch (Dutch) comes from German problematisch, from French problématique, from Latin problēmaticus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
problematisch (Dutch): problematic
Definitions
- problematic
Ancestry of “problematisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | problematisch | problematic, problematical |
| 2 | French | problématique | problematic; problematical |
| 3 | Latin | problēmaticus | problematic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προβληματικός | of or for a problem, problematic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |