Where does “bilancia” come from?

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

bilancia (Italian): balance, scales, scale; balance; third-person...

Definitions

  1. balance, scales, scale; balance; third-person...

Ancestry of “bilancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbilancia
2Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “bilancia

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