Etymology of the French word bilan
the French word
bilanderived from the Italian word
bilancioderived from the Italian word
bilanciarederived from the Italian 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 bilan in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
bilanismeCognates
Dutch
balans, English
balance, French
balance, German
Bilanz, German
Balance, Italian
bilancia, Norwegian
balanse, Provençal
balans, Spanish
balanza, Swedish
balans
