Where does “disequilibrio” come from?
disequilibrio (Italian) comes from Italian equilibrio, from Latin æquilībrium, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz — to bind, tie.
disequilibrio (Italian): disequilibrium
Ancestry of “disequilibrio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | equilibrio | balance, equilibrium; harmony; stability |
| 2 | Latin | æquilībrium | — |
| 3 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 4 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 5 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | gilīh | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |