falanga

Polish

noun

Definitions

phalanx

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phalanga (pole for carrying things, wooden roller, roller pole for moving heavy objects, roller, pole) derived from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ, φάλαγξ.

Origin

Ancient Greek

φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ, φάλαγξ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*palanga Latin
palanca Latin
phalanga Latin
planca Latin
palánk Hungarian
falanghina Italian
planche French
palanca Spanish, Castilian
φάλαγξ Ancient Greek
φᾰ́λᾰγγᾰ, φάλαγξ Ancient Greek
φᾰ́λᾰγξ Ancient Greek
pleng Albanian