lemniscus
The origin and history of lemniscus.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus ("pendent ribbon"), which came from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), formed from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, "a Greek island Lemnos") and -ίσκος (-ískos, "noun-forming diminutive suffix").