English

almost

/ˈɔːl.məʊst/
Very close to, but not quite.

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    Origin

    From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishalmost
      • inheritedOld Englisheallmǣst
        • partOld Englishæl-
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*ala-
            • inheritedProto-Germanic*ala- “all”
              • derivedProto-Germanic*allaz “all; entire, whole”
                • inheritedProto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
                • derivedProto-Indo-European*h₂el- “grown, tall, big”
        • partOld Englishmǣst “mast”
          • inheritedProto-West Germanic*maist
            • inheritedProto-Germanic*maist
          • derivedProto-West Germanic*mast
            • derivedProto-Germanic*mastaz “mast, sail-pole”

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