Etymology

imbalanced

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Today it means: Experiencing an imbalance; out of balance. Full definition →

English balanced ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Englishbalanced
  8. English todayimbalanced

From im- + balanced.

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