omphalo-

English

Alternative forms

• omphal-

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”); compare also the synonymous prefix at umbilico- § Etymology; as explained at ὀμφαλός § Etymology, all of these words are cognates ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Prefix

omphalo-

1. Relating to the navel.

Synonyms

• umbilic- (umbilico-)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with omphalo-

• omphalic
• omphalinoid
• omphaloskepsis
• omphaloskeptic

 

Translations

relating to the navel

• Italian: onfalo-
• Portuguese: onfalo- (pt)