Etymology

rebalance

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Today it means: To balance again. Full definition →

English balance ← Middle English balaunce ← Old French balance
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  8. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  9. Latinbi-
  10. Latinlanx
  11. Latinbilanx
  12. Vulgar Latin*bilancia
  13. Old Frenchbalance
  14. Middle Englishbalaunce
  15. Englishbalance
  16. English todayrebalance

From re- + balance.

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