Where does “problemsome” come from?
problemsome (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.
problemsome (English): Characterised or marked by problems
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by problems
Ancestry of “problemsome”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 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 |