omphalo-

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀμφαλός“navel”
2. English todayomphalo-

From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”); compare also the synonymous prefix at umbilico- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Words from the same roots