The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromφαλάγγιον“spider's web”
- English todayphalanger
From Ancient Greek φαλάγγιον (phalángion, “spider's web”), from φάλαγξ (phálanx, “spider”), referring to the webbed toes on the hind feet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.