Where does “umbilicus” come from?

Umbilicus comes from Latin umbilicus, a diminutive form umbiliculus, ultimately derived from Latin umbilicus meaning navel or center point.

umbilicus (English): navel; hilum; A depression or opening in the...

Definitions

  1. navel; hilum; A depression or opening in the...

Ancestry of “umbilicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbilīcusa navel
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃nóbʰōlnavel

Words derived from “umbilicus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōlEvery word from Latin umbilīcus