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Where does “aproblemar” come from?

aproblemar (Spanish) comes from Spanish problema, 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- — passed , crossed.

aproblemar (Spanish): to worry, cause problems

Definitions

  1. to worry, cause problems

Ancestry of “aproblemar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishproblemaproblem, issue, challenge, matter, concern,...
2Latinproblēma—
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
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