problem.
problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
Meaning & usage
problem (a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with)
problem (a puzzling circumstance)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek προβάλλω (probállō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma)bor. Latin problēmabor. Middle French probleme French problèmebor. Polish problem Borrowed from French problème. First attested in 1900. Displaced and doublet of problema, a borrowing directly from Latin.
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