Where does “problematicness” come from?
problematicness (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.
problematicness (English): The quality of being problematic
Definitions
- The quality of being problematic
Ancestry of “problematicness”, step by step
problematicness 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 |
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 |