Where does “Libra” come from?

Libra comes from Latin libra, originally denoting a unit of weight or a balance scale.

Libra (English): Someone with a Libra star sign

Definitions

  1. Someone with a Libra star sign

Ancestry of “Libra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlībra—
2Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
3Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “Libra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →