Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “problemática” come from?

problemática (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

problemática (Spanish): Group of problems of a certain science or topic;...

Definitions

  1. Group of problems of a certain science or topic;...

Ancestry of “problemática”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishproblemáticoproblematic, problem, troublesome, troubled,...
2Late Latinproblematicusproblematic
3Ancient Greekπροβληματικός—
4Ancient Greekπρόβλημαanything thrown forward or projecting; anything...
5Ancient Greekπροβάλλωto throw or lay before, throw to; to put forward...
6Ancient Greekπρό-in front of; before
7Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →