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Where does “ombelico” come from?

ombelico (Italian) comes from Latin umbilīcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl.

ombelico (Italian): navel, umbilicus; hilum

Definitions

  1. navel, umbilicus; hilum

Ancestry of “ombelico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ombelico”

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