Etymology

unbalance

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Today it means: To cause to be out of balance. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishun-
  2. Latinbilanx
  3. Vulgar Latin*bilancia
  4. Old Frenchbalance
  5. Middle Englishbalaunce
  6. Englishbalance
  7. English todayunbalance

From un- + balance.

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