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Where does “problema” come from?

problema (Portuguese) 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.

problema (Portuguese): problem; disorder

Definitions

  1. problem; disorder

Ancestry of “problema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproblēma—
2Ancient Greekπρόβλημαanything thrown forward or projecting; anything...
3Ancient Greekπροβάλλωto throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward...
4Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
5Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “problema”

  • problemão
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