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Where does “problemático” come from?

problemático (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός, 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.

problemático (Portuguese): Posing trouble; problematic; troublesome;...

Definitions

  1. Posing trouble; problematic; troublesome;...

Ancestry of “problemático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinproblematicusproblematic
2Ancient Greekπροβληματικός—
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

Words derived from “problemático”

  • problematize
  • problematizar
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