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-
- Relating to the navel.
Synonyms
- umbilic- (umbilico-)
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with omphalo-
- omphalic
- omphalinoid
- omphaloskepsis
- omphaloskeptic