Definition of triskelion
: a figure composed of three usually curved or bent branches radiating from a center
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Origin and Etymology of triskelion
triskelion from New Latin, from Greek triskelēs three-legged, from tri- + skelos leg; triskele from Greek triskelēs — more at isosceles
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First Known Use: circa 1857
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