Where does “unproblematically” come from?
Unproblematically derives from English problematic, from Latin problematicus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European óynos meaning one or single, with unclear connections to Ancient Greek βάλλω.
unproblematically (English): Without problems
Definitions
- Without problems
Ancestry of “unproblematically”, step by step
unproblematically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unproblematic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unproblematic | Not problematic or controversial |
| 2 | English | problematic | Posing a problem; having or suffering from... |
| 3 | Middle French | problématique | — |
| 4 | Latin | problēmaticus | problematic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προβληματικός | of or for a problem, problematic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |