nonbril

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *umbilīculus, from Latin umbilīcus. The initial n is probably due to interference from the indefinite article, un onbril → un nonbril.

Noun

nonbril oblique singular, m (oblique plural nonbriz or nonbrilz, nominative singular nonbriz or nonbrilz, nominative plural nonbril)

1. (anatomy) belly button; navel

Descendants

• Middle French: nombril
  • French: nombril
  • → English: nombril
• Norman: nombrîn (Jersey), naombrin (Guernsey), nõmbri (Sark), oumbril