Where does “phalanx” come from?

Phalanx comes from Latin phalanx, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-, a root meaning to swell or grow thick.

phalanx (English): An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit...

Definitions

  1. An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit...

Ancestry of “phalanx”, step by step

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

Words derived from “phalanx”

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