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ὀμφαλός

Pronunciation: /om.pʰa.lós/

“ὀμφαλός” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. navel
  2. umbilical cord
  3. knob or boss in the middle of the shield
  4. button or knob on the horse's yoke to fasten the reins to
  5. plug or valve closing the outlet of bath
  6. knobs at each end of the stick round which books were rolled
  7. centre or middle point
  8. centre of a plant, containing the seed vessel
  9. centre of an army, properly the point at which an army is divided into two wings
  10. keystone of an arched vault
  11. vault; tomb

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-l̥- (“navel”), from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, center”). Cognates include Sanskrit नभ्य (nábhya), Latin umbilīcus, and Old English nafola (English navel).

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