Where does “Falange” come from?

Falange (English) comes from Spanish Falange, from Latin phalanx, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Falange (English): A Spanish fascist movement active in the 1930s until its dissolution in 1977

Definitions

  1. A Spanish fascist movement active in the 1930s until its dissolution in 1977

Ancestry of “Falange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFalangephalanx one of the bones of the finger or toe
2Latinphalanxphalanx, battalion
3Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “Falange”

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