Where does “probléma” come from?
probléma (Hungarian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
probléma (Hungarian): problem, difficulty
Ancestry of “probléma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | problēma | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “probléma”