Where does “balanço” come from?

balanço (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese balança, from Old Portuguese balança, from Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

balanço (Portuguese): swing; sway; rhythm

Definitions

  1. swing; sway; rhythm

Ancestry of “balanço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebalançabalance; scales
2Old Portuguesebalança—
3Latinbilancianominative neuter plural of bilanx; accusative...
4Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
5Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
6Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “balanço”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →