phalanges
/fəˈlændʒiz/fuh-LAN-jeez
/fəˈlændʒiz/fuh-LAN-jeez
Meaningbattle lines
Common meaning: the bones of fingers and toes
- phalanga battle lineLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 854 · scan
- esLatin verb stem part (-esc-, beginning to)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φάλαγξ ‘a battle line’.
Roots
- φάλαγξ Greek “a battle line”
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