Where does “Omphalium” come from?

Omphalium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὀμφάλιον, from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός, from Proto-Indo-European h₃m̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- — hub; navel.

Omphalium (Latin): one of the inland cities of the Chaones in Epirus

Definitions

  1. one of the inland cities of the Chaones in Epirus

Ancestry of “Omphalium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὈμφάλιονOmphalium, Epirus, Greece
2Ancient Greekὀμφαλόςnavel; umbilical cord; anything shaped like a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃m̥bʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nebʰ-hub; navel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃m̥bʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός →