falange

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) phalanx
(military) phalanx
(figuratively) army, horde

Etymology

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

Origin

Ancient Greek

φάλαγξ

Gloss

battle order, array, log, etc, body of soldiers, trunk, phalanx, battle array, stem

`Kanji`

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

phalanga Latin
phalangem Latin
phalangem, phalanx Latin
phalanx Latin
phalange French
фаланга Russian
φάλαγξ Ancient Greek
φαλάγγιον Ancient Greek
*bʰelǵ- Proto-Indo-European
falang Irish
falange Catalan, Valencian
φάλαγγα Greek (modern)
փաղանգ Old Armenian