Where does “pumicer” come from?
pumicer (English) comes from English pumice, from Old French pomis, from Latin pumex, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
pumicer (English): One who pumices
Definitions
- One who pumices
Ancestry of “pumicer”, step by step
pumicer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pumice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pumice | A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock,... |
| 2 | Old French | pomis | pumice |
| 3 | Latin | pumex | a pumice stone; pumice; any porous rock |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |