Where does “balançar” come from?

balançar (Catalan) comes from Catalan balança, from Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

balançar (Catalan): to balance

Definitions

  1. to balance

Ancestry of “balançar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbalançabalance; scales; Libra
2Vulgar Latinbilancianominative neuter plural of bilanx; accusative...
3Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
4Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
5Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →