Where does “problematicalness” come from?
problematicalness (English) comes from English problematical, from Latin problēmaticus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
problematicalness (English): The quality of being problematical
Definitions
- The quality of being problematical
Ancestry of “problematicalness”, step by step
problematicalness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English problematical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | problematical | doubtful or disputed; dubious or ambiguous |
| 2 | Latin | problēmaticus | problematic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προβληματικός | of or for a problem, problematic |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |