Where does “bilancio” come from?

bilancio (Italian) comes 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.

bilancio (Italian): balance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget

Definitions

  1. balance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget

Ancestry of “bilancio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbilancia
2Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “bilancio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-