Where does “bilance” come from?

bilance (Czech) comes from German Bilanz, from Italian bilancio, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

bilance (Czech): result, score, record, evaluation

Definitions

  1. result, score, record, evaluation

Ancestry of “bilance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBilanzbalance sheet, balance; result
2Italianbilanciobalance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget
3Late Latinbilancia—
4Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
5Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
6Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →