Where does “balance” come from?
balance (Chavacano) comes from Spanish balance, from French balancé, from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.
balance (Chavacano): balance; difference
Definitions
- balance; difference
Ancestry of “balance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | balance | balance; balance; weighing up |
| 2 | French | balancé | past participle of balancer |
| 3 | Middle French | balance | scales |
| 4 | Old French | balance | scales (weighing scales) |
| 5 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 6 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 7 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |