Where does “triskeles” come from?

triskeles (English) comes from French triskèle, from Ancient Greek τρισκελής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

triskeles (English): A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three...

Definitions

  1. A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three...

Ancestry of “triskeles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtriskèletriskeles, triskelion
2Ancient Greekτρισκελήςthree-legged
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ēs →