myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of balanza

Etymology of the Spanish word balanza

the Spanish word balanza

derived from the Vulgar Latin 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, Italian bilancia, Norwegian balanse, Provençal balans, Swedish balans