{"id":1231,"date":"2021-07-10T12:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T12:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2021-07-10T12:54:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T12:54:40","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-17-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1231","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology 17 &#8211; Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 17 &amp;#8211; Balance\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-07-10T12:44:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are endeavouring to maintain a state of equilibrium by looking at the word balance [\u02c8b\u00e6l\u0259ns].\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n- a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.\n- something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight\n- ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7582\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1231-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1231-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"balance2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are endeavouring to maintain a state of equilibrium by looking at the word <strong>balance<\/strong> [\u02c8b\u00e6l\u0259ns].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jamescridland\/4984060658\/in\/photolist-8AqBAj-KuyHaV-G3uPkz-2ifi1Pu-2j2BuSH-2kCWWDN-2SaAQd-2fr8SWw-2kBiLhv-2kSrLGV-6c8HMM-Jcficj-2krJSCR-D5BzV7-EgfD9Y-2j2iSmr-7xd9UK-2m9k6SA-2kDwnNs-57U6im-7JtC9m-Db1fb-ekMSw7-rmE1KK-9gYB9p-2d6WA23-Rp3yXk-62hWqe-ekMTm7-2eBVx1f-8mp6RD-ehW5x-6Tn4AN-s4n2vT-2bgUy1M-46w2Qt-5rMLXP-6DEX9d-or9JuC-dLdY5j-7fX6EP-GMMLaU-29V6BDb-jwrJ2W-aCvEcq-aqABeA-pHjY5j-9YA1C9-bCtjob-rzT58h\" title=\"The scales of justice\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4089\/4984060658_1e2fea3c8a_z.jpg\" alt=\"The scales of justice\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition<\/strong>:<br \/>\n&#8211; a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.<br \/>\n&#8211; something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight<br \/>\n&#8211; awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English word <em>balaunce<\/em> [ba\u02c8lants\u0259] (a set of scales), from the Middle French <em>balance<\/em> (scales), from the Latin Latin <em>*bilancia<\/em> from the Latin <em>*bilanx<\/em> [\u02c8b\u026a\u026b\u032a\u00e4\u014bks\u0320] ((of a balance) having two scales) from <em>bi-<\/em> (twice) and <em>lanx<\/em> [\u026b\u032a\u00e4\u014bks\u0320] (dish, plate, scalepan) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/balance#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In Latin the word for a pair of scales or balance was <strong>libra<\/strong>, which was also a unit of measure equal to twelve ounces or a pound (lb). This is the root of words for weight and currency in various languages, including <strong>livre<\/strong> (pound) in French, <strong>lira<\/strong> in Italian, and <strong>libra<\/strong> (pound) in Portuguese and Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/libra#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kpH_9Qw3FYE\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpH_9Qw3FYE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 17 &amp;#8211; Balance\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-07-10T12:44:36+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are endeavouring to maintain a state of equilibrium by looking at the word balance [\u02c8b\u00e6l\u0259ns].\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n- a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.\n- something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight\n- ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7583\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1231-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1231-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/balance2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"balance2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are endeavouring to maintain a state of equilibrium by looking at the word balance [\u02c8b\u00e6l\u0259ns]. Definition: &#8211; a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium. &#8211; something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight &#8211; awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity. It comes from the Middle English word balaunce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,23,12,4,50,1,27,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1231\/revisions\/1236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}