Where does “balancejar” come from?

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

balancejar (Catalan): to swing, to oscillate

Definitions

  1. to swing, to oscillate

Ancestry of “balancejar”, 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

Words derived from “balancejar”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →