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Where does “ὀμφαλός” come from?

ὀμφαλός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃m̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

ὀμφαλός (Ancient Greek): navel; umbilical cord; anything shaped like a...

Definitions

  1. navel; umbilical cord; anything shaped like a...

Ancestry of “ὀμφαλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃m̥bʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel

Words derived from “ὀμφαλός”

  • omphalocele
  • omphalos
  • omphalomesenteric
  • omphalitis
  • omphaloskepsis
  • omphalopagus
  • omphalectomy
  • omphalomancy
  • omphaloid
  • Omphalos hypothesis
  • omphalocentric
  • omphalism
  • omphaloscopy
  • omphalophobia
  • omphaloskeptic
  • Omphalopsychite
  • omphalo-
  • omphalotomy
  • onfalotomia
  • onfalectomia
  • onfalite
  • Onfale
  • onfalo-
  • onfalorrea
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