Where does “Problemfilm” come from?
Problemfilm (German) comes from German Problem, from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Problemfilm (German): social problem film
Definitions
- social problem film
Ancestry of “Problemfilm”, step by step
Problemfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Problem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Problem | problem |
| 2 | Latin | problēma | problem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | film | film a thin layer of some substance |
| 2 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |