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