myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of bilancia

Etymology of the Italian word bilancia

the Italian word bilancia

derived 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 duis

derived from the Late Latin word lanx (plate, metal dish, tray)

Dutch balans, English balance, French balance, French bilan, German Bilanz, German Balance, Norwegian balanse, Provençal balans, Spanish balanza, Swedish balans