phalange

French

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) phalanx
  • (historical) phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem) borrowed from Latin phalangem, phalanx.

Origin

Latin

phalangem, phalanx

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