Where does “vesica piscis” come from?

vesica piscis (Latin) comes from Latin Piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

vesica piscis (Latin): The shape made by the intersection of two circles...

Definitions

  1. The shape made by the intersection of two circles...

Ancestry of “vesica piscis”, step by step

vesica piscis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Piscis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
2Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—

via Latin vēsīca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēsīcabladder, urinary bladder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Latin Piscis →