Morpheme
Phalange
Type
free base
Denotation
(1) line of battle, battle array, army ranks, clustered mass, main body, round piece, joint; (2) spider
Etymology
Old French phalange; Latin phalangem, from phalanx; Ancient Greek phálanx
Evidence
monophalangic, phalange, phalangeal, phalanges, phalangic, phalangid, Phalangida, phalangigrade, phalangiid, Phalangiidae, phalangioid, Phalangioidea, Phalangist, Phalangista, phalangite, phalangites, Phalangium, polyphalange
Notes
phalange, phalanx, plank, planch, planche, and plancha are doublets
“spider” notion from segments of a spiderleg resembling military formation
