triskele

Variant of triskelion

noun pl. triskelia

a design, usually symbolic, consisting of three curved branches or three bent legs or arms radiating from a center
also triskele

Origin: < Gr triskelēs, three-legged < tri-, tri- + skelos, leg < IE base *(s)kel-, to bend, a joint of the body > L calx, heel, Gr kylindros, cylinder

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