Where does “כמעט” come from?
כמעט (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew כְּ־ — as, like; like, as.
כמעט (Hebrew): almost
Definitions
- almost
Ancestry of “כמעט”, step by step
כמעט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew כְּ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | כְּ־ | as, like; like, as |
via Hebrew מְעַט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מְעַט | few, little |