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Where does “unproblematic” come from?

Unproblematic derives from English problematic, Latin unus, Proto-Indo-European óynos and ano-, Ancient Greek βάλλω, and Proto-Indo-European pro-.

unproblematic (English): Not problematic or controversial

Definitions

  1. Not problematic or controversial

Ancestry of “unproblematic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproblematicPosing a problem; having or suffering from...
2Middle Frenchproblématique—
3Latinproblēmaticus—
4Ancient Greekπροβληματικός—
5Ancient Greekπρόβλημαanything thrown forward or projecting; anything...
6Ancient Greekπροβάλλωto throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward...
7Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
8Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “unproblematic”

  • unproblematically
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