Where does “metaproblematic” come from?
metaproblematic (English) comes from English problematic, from Middle 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.
metaproblematic (English): Of or relating to metaproblems
Definitions
- Of or relating to metaproblems
Ancestry of “metaproblematic”, step by step
metaproblematic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English problematic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | problematic | Posing a problem; having or suffering from... |
| 2 | Middle French | problématique | — |
| 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 |