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Where does “phalange” come from?

phalange (English) comes from Middle French phalange.

phalange (English): A phalanx; Any of the joints of an insect's...

Definitions

  1. A phalanx; Any of the joints of an insect's...

Ancestry of “phalange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchphalange—

Words derived from “phalange”

  • phalanges
  • polyphalange
Every word from Middle French phalange →