Where does “melic” come from?

melic (Catalan) comes from Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl — navel.

melic (Catalan): navel

Definitions

  1. navel

Ancestry of “melic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbilīcusa navel
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃nóbʰōlnavel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōlEvery word from Latin umbilīcus