Where does “bilan” come from?

bilan (French) comes from Italian bilancio, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

bilan (French): balance sheet

Definitions

  1. balance sheet

Ancestry of “bilan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bilan”

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