Where does “balançada” come from?
balançada (Catalan) comes from Catalan balança, from Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.
balançada (Catalan): the amount weighed on a scale
Definitions
- the amount weighed on a scale
Ancestry of “balançada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | balança | balance; scales; Libra |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bilancia | nominative neuter plural of bilanx; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 4 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |