Where does “balancer” come from?

balancer (French) comes 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.

balancer (French): to swing to do a reciprocating movement

Definitions

  1. to swing to do a reciprocating movement

Ancestry of “balancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalancépast participle of balancer
2Middle Frenchbalancescales
3Old Frenchbalancescales (weighing scales)
4Late Latinbilancia—
5Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
6Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
7Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “balancer”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →