problématique
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin problēmaticus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “I throw, place before”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw, place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ble.ma.tik/
Adjective
problématique (plural problématiques)
- problematic
- problematical
Related terms
- problème
Further reading
- “problématique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.