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prefixRelating to the navel.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekὀμφαλός“navel”
- Englishomphalo-
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.
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Italian onfalo-
- onfalo-relating to the navel
Portuguese onfalo-
- onfalo-relating to the navel
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APA
omphalo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalo-
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“omphalo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalo-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omphalo-,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omphalo-.
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