The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀμφαλός“navel”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀμφαλοειδής“navel-like”
- Latin · derived fromomphalodium
- English todayomphalode
From the post-classical Latin omphalodium from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs, “navel-like”) itself from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀμφαλοειδής all →
omphaloid
Ancient Greekὀμφαλός all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.