The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀμφαλοειδής
- English todayomphaloid
Perhaps after Byzantine Ancient Greek ὀμφαλοειδής (omphaloeidḗs). By surface analysis, omphal- + -oid.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀμφαλοειδής all →
omphalode
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Shaped like a navel.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.