Where does “problemsolver” come from?
problemsolver (English) comes from English solver, from English solve, from French dissoudre, from Italian risolvere, from Spanish resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
problemsolver (English): Someone who or something that solves a problem or...
Definitions
- Someone who or something that solves a problem or...
Ancestry of “problemsolver”, step by step
problemsolver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English solver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | solver | One who or that which solves |
| 2 | English | solve | To find an answer or solution to a problem or... |
| 3 | French | dissoudre | to dissolve |
| 4 | Italian | risolvere | to solve; to resolve; to settle |
| 5 | Spanish | resolver | to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address,... |
| 6 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |