pumex
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a pumice stone
- pumice
- any porous rock
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- (foam), *(s)poH(y)- (foam).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)poH(y)-
Gloss
foam
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🛁
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- пемза Russian
- *(s)pHóy-nh₂-os Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)poH(y)- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)poHy-m-os Proto-Indo-European
- pumeks Polish
- *pěna Proto-Slavic
- bumiʒ Old High German
- bümeʒ Middle High German