Etymology · Ancient Greek
ὀμφαλός
7 English words descend from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός, most common first.
- omphalo-Relating to the navel.
- omphalodeThe central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the raphe or chalaza.
- omphalomesaraicSynonym of omphalomesenteric.
- omphalosAn ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.
- Omphalos hypothesisThe proposition that God created the universe within the past few thousands of years but also introduced false evidence that the universe is of great age.
- omphaloskepsisThe contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
- omphaloskepticOne who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.