Where does “umbilical” come from?

Umbilical comes from English -al suffix combined with English aldehyde, which derives from Latin umbilicus meaning navel.

umbilical (English): Of, or relating to, the navel or the umbilical...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to, the navel or the umbilical...

Ancestry of “umbilical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-alOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended...
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-

Words derived from “umbilical

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li-Every word from Latin -alisEvery word from English -al
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