ὀμφαλός

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) navel
  • umbilical cord
  • anything shaped like a navel, hence:
  • centre or middle point
  • (botany) centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel
  • centre of an army, properly the point at which an army is divided into two wings
  • (architecture) keystone of an arched vault
  • (at Corycus) vault, tomb

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃m̥bʰ-

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