gammadion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek γαμμάδιον (gammádion), diminutive of γάμμα (gámma),[1] after the resemblance of each of the symbol’s arms to the Greek letter gamma: Γ.

Noun[edit]

gammadion (plural gammadions or gammadia)

  1. A fylfot or swastika.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gammadion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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