Etymology

triquetra

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Today it means: A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca. Full definition →

Latin triquētrus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtriquētrus“having three corners”
  2. English todaytriquetra

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Words from the same roots

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