Where does “баланси́ровать” come from?
баланси́ровать (Russian) comes from German balancieren, from French balancer, from French balancé, from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi- — two, bi-, di.
баланси́ровать (Russian): to balance, to keep one's balance
Definitions
- to balance, to keep one's balance
Ancestry of “баланси́ровать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | balancieren | to balance |
| 2 | French | balancer | to swing to do a reciprocating movement |
| 3 | French | balancé | past participle of balancer |
| 4 | Middle French | balance | scales |
| 5 | Old French | balance | scales (weighing scales) |
| 6 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 7 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 8 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |