Where does “Problemimport” come from?

Problemimport (German) comes from German Import, from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

Problemimport (German): problematic import an imported good that poses problems or the general act of importing such a good

Definitions

  1. problematic import an imported good that poses problems or the general act of importing such a good

Ancestry of “Problemimport”, step by step

Problemimport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Import

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanImportimport act of importing
2EnglishimportSomething brought in from an exterior source,...
3Middle Englishimporten
4Old Frenchemporter
5Latinimportōto bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via German Problem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProblemproblem
2Latinproblēmaproblem, puzzle, enigma, question proposed for solution
3Ancient Greekπρόβλημαanything thrown forward or projecting; anything...
4Ancient Greekπροβάλλωto throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward...
5Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
6Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en