Where does “بالضبط” come from?

بالضبط (Arabic) comes from Arabic ال, from Proto-Semitic ʾil- — deity; god.

بالضبط (Arabic): exactly, precisely

Definitions

  1. exactly, precisely

Ancestry of “بالضبط”, step by step

بالضبط traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالthe
2Proto-Semiticʾil-deity; god

via Arabic بِـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِـin, with; on; with, by

via Arabic ضَبْط

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضَبْطaccuracy, exactness
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾil- →Every word from Arabic ال →