navel

(vəl)

noun

  1. the small scar, usually a depression in the middle of the abdomen, marking the place where the umbilical cord was attached to the fetus; umbilicus
  2. any centrally located point, part, or place

Origin: ME < OE nafela, akin to Ger nabel < IE base *ombh-, *nōbh-, navel > nave, L umbilicus, Gr omphalos

See navel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Also called umbilicus.
  2. A central point; a middle.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English nafela; see nobh- in Indo-European roots

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