Where does “echilibrat” come from?
echilibrat (Romanian) comes from Romanian echilibra, from French équilibrer, from French équilibre, from Latin æquilībrium, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh — to bind, tie.
echilibrat (Romanian): balanced
Definitions
- balanced
Ancestry of “echilibrat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | echilibra | to balance, equilibrate; to countervail; to... |
| 2 | French | équilibrer | to balance, make balanced; to counterbalance |
| 3 | French | équilibre | balance, equilibrium; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | æquilībrium | A level or horizontal position, equilibrium |
| 5 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 6 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 7 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 8 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |