
English word phalanx comes from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ
φάλαγξ (Ancient Greek)
phalanx (English)
(historical sociology) A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.. (historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.. (plural phalanxes) A large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common [...]