Where does “imbalanced” come from?
Imbalanced derives from Middle English in- plus balanced, with the prefix in- coming from Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European ne and oyd-.
imbalanced (English): Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance
Definitions
- Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance
Ancestry of “imbalanced”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |