Where does “Phalange” come from?

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

Phalange (English): A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange

Definitions

  1. A right-wing Lebanese paramilitary movement based somewhat on the Spanish Falange

Ancestry of “Phalange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphalangephalanx
2Latinphalanxphalanx, battalion
3Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “Phalange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Latin phalanx →