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Where does “φάλαγξ” come from?

φάλαγξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

φάλαγξ (Ancient Greek): line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...

Definitions

  1. line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...

Ancestry of “φάλαγξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “φάλαγξ”

  • phalanx
  • phalanges
  • Falange
  • planchette
  • planche
  • planchet
  • plancha
  • plancher
  • Falangism
  • phalanger
  • palanka
  • hyperphalangy
  • interphalanx
  • hypophalangy
  • phalange
  • phalangium
  • phalanx
  • phalanges
  • phalangem
  • planca
  • palanca
  • phalanga
  • falange
  • planchar
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