Where does “falangian” come from?

falangian (Romanian) comes from French phalangien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

falangian (Romanian): phalangeal, phalangian

Definitions

phalangeal, phalangian

Ancestry of “falangian”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	phalangien	phalangeal, phalangian
2	French	-ien	Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3	Middle French	-ien	-ian
4	Old French	-ien	-ian
5	Latin	-iānus	—
6	Latin	-ānus	Of or pertaining to; -ian

Every word from Latin -ānus →