problematic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπροβληματικός
2. Late Latin · derived fromproblematicus
3. Middle French · borrowed fromproblématique
4. English todayproblematic

Borrowed from Middle French problématique, from Late Latin problematicus, 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”). By surface analysis, problem + -atic.