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Where does “bilanciere” come from?

bilanciere (Italian) comes from Italian bilancia, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bilanciere (Italian): balance wheel; compensator; barbell

Definitions

  1. balance wheel; compensator; barbell

Ancestry of “bilanciere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbilanciabalance, scales, scale; balance; third-person...
2Late Latinbilancia—
3Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
4Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →