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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- — to turn.

Ancestry of “баланси́ровать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbalancierento balance
2Frenchbalancerto swing; to balance; to denounce , to rat
3Frenchbalancépast participle of balancer
4Middle Frenchbalancescales
5Old Frenchbalance—
6Late Latinbilancia—
7Latinbilanxhaving two scales; a balance with two scalepans
8Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
9Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “баланси́ровать”

  • сбалансировать
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