Where does “Falange” come from?

Falange (Portuguese) comes from Latin phalangem, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Falange (Portuguese): phalanx; phalange

Definitions

  1. phalanx; phalange

Ancestry of “Falange”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Falange”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Latin phalangem →