Where does “problemist” come from?
problemist (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.
problemist (English): One who composes chess problems for other players...
Definitions
- One who composes chess problems for other players...
Ancestry of “problemist”, step by step
problemist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |