Where does “Falangist” come from?
Falangist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
Falangist (English): A member of the Falange
Definitions
- A member of the Falange
Ancestry of “Falangist”, step by step
Falangist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English Falange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Falange | A Spanish fascist movement active in the 1930s until its dissolution in 1977 |
| 2 | Spanish | Falange | phalanx one of the bones of the finger or toe |
| 3 | Latin | phalanx | phalanx, battalion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |