Where does “balanse” come from?
balanse (Seychellois Creole) comes from French balancer, 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.
balanse (Seychellois Creole): to swing; to balance; to hang
Definitions
- to swing; to balance; to hang
Ancestry of “balanse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | balancer | to swing; to balance; to denounce , to rat |
| 2 | French | balancé | past participle of balancer |
| 3 | Middle French | balance | scales |
| 4 | Old French | balance | — |
| 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 |