Where does “Balanță” come from?

Balanță (Romanian) comes from French balancé, from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

Balanță (Romanian): Libra

Definitions

  1. Libra

Ancestry of “Balanță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalancépast participle of balancer
2Middle Frenchbalancescales
3Old Frenchbalancescales (weighing scales)
4Late Latinbilancia—
5Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
6Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
7Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bilanx →