Etymology of the English word balance
the English word
balancederived from the Old French word
balancederived from the Vulgar Latin word
bilanciaderived from the Latin word
bilanx (having two scales)
derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the Late Latin word
lanx (plate, metal dish, tray)
Date
The earliest known usage of balance in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
balanced,
counterbalance,
imbalance,
microbalance,
outbalance,
overbalance,
unbalance,
balancer,
balancingCognates
Dutch
balans, French
balance, French
bilan, German
Bilanz, German
Balance, Italian
bilancia, Norwegian
balanse, Provençal
balans, Spanish
balanza, Swedish
balansUsage
Word found in Modern English
