Where does “problémiste” come from?
problémiste (French) comes from English problemist, 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- — passed , crossed.
problémiste (French): problemist
Definitions
- problemist
Ancestry of “problémiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | problemist | One who composes chess problems for other players... |
| 2 | English | problem | A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt... |
| 3 | Middle English | probleme | A conundrum; a puzzling circumstance; A research... |
| 4 | Middle French | probleme | problem |
| 5 | Latin | problēma | problem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution |
| 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 |