English
kezayit
Kezayit comes from Hebrew כַּזַּיִת ‘little, small amount, small portion’, and goes back to כְּ־ ‘like’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentכְּ־k'-‘like’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentכַּזַּיִתkazáyit‘little, small amount, small portion’
- Englishtodaykezayit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentכְּ־k'-‘like’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentכַּזַּיִתkazáyit‘little, small amount, small portion’
- Englishtodaykezayit
Every English word from Hebrew כְּ־
Today it means
noun An amount of something, usually food, about the size of an olive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew כְּ־ / kezayit