'energy-balancing' is a compound formed from 'energy' and 'balance'. 'energy' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'energeia', where 'ener-' meant 'activity, operation' and '-geia' (via Latin 'energia') related to 'action or work'; 'balance' originates from Late Latin 'bilanx' / Late Latin/Old French 'balancier' / 'balance', where roots referred to 'a pair of scales' and the idea of weighing.

'energy' passed into English via Latin and Middle French (Latin 'energia' -> Old/Middle English 'energy') and became the modern English 'energy'. 'balance' came into English from Old French 'balance' (from Late Latin 'bilancia'/'bilanx') and later formed verbal and participial derivatives (e.g. 'balance' -> 'balancing'), which combined with 'energy' to create 'energy-balancing' in modern wellness usage.

Initially, 'energy' meant 'activity, operation' (Greek) and 'balance' meant 'a weighing device' or 'equal distribution'; over time, especially in modern and alternative-health contexts, the compound came to mean 'the act or process of equalizing or harmonizing subtle or vital forces' — a specialized sense not present in classical usage.