Where does “balandrejar” come from?
balandrejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan balancejar, from Catalan balança, from Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
balandrejar (Catalan): to oscillate, swing, sway, roll
Definitions
- to oscillate, swing, sway, roll
Ancestry of “balandrejar”, step by step
balandrejar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan balancejar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | balancejar | to swing, to oscillate |
| 2 | Catalan | balança | balance; scales; Libra |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bilancia | nominative neuter plural of bilanx; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 5 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Catalan brandar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | brandar | to brandish; to toll; to rock, to oscillate; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | brandus | firebrand, flaming sword, sword; firebrand;... |
| 3 | Frankish | brand | sword; burnt log; brand; cinder; firebrand,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |