Where does “bilanċ” come from?

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

bilanċ (Maltese): balance

Definitions

  1. balance

Ancestry of “bilanċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbilanciobalance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget
2Late Latinbilancia—
3Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
4Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
5Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →