Where does “balansirati” come from?
balansirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bàlans, from French balancé, from Middle French balance, from Old French balance, from Late Latin bilancia, from Latin bilanx, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος — to turn.
balansirati (Serbo-Croatian): to balance
Definitions
- to balance
Ancestry of “balansirati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bàlans | balance equilibrium |
| 2 | French | balancé | past participle of balancer |
| 3 | Middle French | balance | scales |
| 4 | Old French | balance | scales (weighing scales) |
| 5 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 6 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 7 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |