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
Ancestry of “phalanges”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | phalange | phalanx |
| 2 | Latin | phalanx | phalanx, battalion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |