triskelion

noun

a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center

Roots

tritri- · Greek · three skelosskel- · Greek · leg ion-ion · Greek · diminutive suffix

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Where does triskelion come from?

The word triskelion breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: tri-, from Greek tri (“three”); skel, from Greek skelos (“leg”); and -ion, from Greek ion (“diminutive suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.