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
- plural of phalange; plural of phalanx
Ancestry of “phalanges”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγγες | nominative plural of φᾰ́λᾰγξ; vocative plural of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |