Where does “bilanċier” come from?

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

bilanċier (Maltese): balance wheel

Definitions

  1. balance wheel

Ancestry of “bilanċier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbilancierebalance wheel; compensator; barbell
2Italianbilanciabalance, scales, scale; balance; third-person...
3Late Latinbilancia—
4Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
5Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
6Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →