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
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