Where does “phalanges” come from?

Phalanges comes from Middle French phalange, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-, meaning to swell or grow.

phalanges (English): plural of phalange; plural of phalanx

Definitions

  1. plural of phalange; plural of phalanx

Ancestry of “phalanges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάλαγγεςnominative plural of φᾰ́λᾰγξ; vocative plural of...
2Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγγες →
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