Where does “phalanges” come from?

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

phalanges (French): plural of phalange

Definitions

  1. plural of phalange

Ancestry of “phalanges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphalangephalanx
2Latinphalanxphalanx, battalion
3Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Latin phalanx →
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