Where does “избалансирати” come from?
избалансирати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian балансирати, from Serbo-Croatian ба̀ланс, from French balancé, from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi- — two, bi-, di.
избалансирати (Serbo-Croatian): to balance
Definitions
- to balance
Ancestry of “избалансирати”, step by step
избалансирати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian балансирати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | балансирати | to balance |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | ба̀ланс | balance equilibrium |
| 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 |