Where does “בעצם” come from?

בעצם (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew עצם, from Proto-Semitic ʕaṯ̣m- — bone.

בעצם (Hebrew): Actually, in fact; By ___self, on ___'s own,...

Definitions

  1. Actually, in fact; By ___self, on ___'s own,...

Ancestry of “בעצם”, step by step

בעצם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עצם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעצםbone; a thing, object; gist, essence
2Proto-Semiticʕaṯ̣m-bone

via Hebrew בְּ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּ־with; in, with

Words derived from “בעצם”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʕaṯ̣m- →Every word from Hebrew עצם →