Where does “problemdom” come from?
problemdom (English) comes from English problem, from Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
problemdom (English): The realm or sphere of chess problems
Definitions
- The realm or sphere of chess problems
Ancestry of “problemdom”, step by step
problemdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English problem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | problem | A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt... |
| 2 | Middle English | probleme | A conundrum; a puzzling circumstance; A research... |
| 3 | Middle French | probleme | problem |
| 4 | Latin | problēma | problem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution |
| 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 DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |