phalange (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[phalange 词源字典]
mid-15c., "phalanx, ancient military division," from Middle French phalange "phalanx" (13c.), from Latin phalangem (nominative phalanx); see phalanx. It is the earlier form of this word in English.[phalange etymology, phalange origin, 英语词源]