Where does “bilantaire” come from?

bilantaire (French) comes from French aire, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

bilantaire (French): pertaining to the balance sheet

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the balance sheet

Ancestry of “bilantaire”, step by step

bilantaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French aire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchairearea; a flat surface; direction of the wind
2Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via French bilan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbilanbalance sheet
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-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā