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Where does “ombilic” come from?

ombilic (French) comes from Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl.

ombilic (French): navel; umbilicus

Definitions

  1. navel; umbilicus

Ancestry of “ombilic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinumbilīcus—
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃nóbʰōl—

Words derived from “ombilic”

  • ombilical
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl →