English

electrobalance

From electro- + balance.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Latin lanx ‘plate’

Latin bilanx ‘two-scaled’

Vulgar Latin *bilancia

Old French balance ‘scales’

Middle English balaunce ‘A set of scales’

Today it means

noun An electromagnetic balance that is normally used to weigh material in a vacuum

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrobalance