problematicus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problēmatikós), from πρόβλημα (próblēma, “outjutting, barrier, problem”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

problēmaticus (feminine problēmatica, neuter problēmaticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. problematic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

  • This is used in the names of animals of which little is known, or some other problem exists.
  • Carabus problematicus
  • Dichotomius problematicus
  • Griphosaurus problematicus
  • Leedsichthys problematicus
  • Madotrogus problematicus
  • Pachyrhachis problematicus

Descendants

References

  • “problematicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • problematicus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016