Where does “problematize” come from?
problematize (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese problematizar, from Portuguese problemático, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα, from Ancient Greek προβάλλω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
problematize (Portuguese): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
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Ancestry of “problematize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | problematizar | to represent something as a problem; to make... |
| 2 | Portuguese | problemático | Posing trouble; problematic; troublesome;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | problematicus | problematic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προβληματικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόβλημα | anything thrown forward or projecting; anything... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προβάλλω | to throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |