Where does “pumex” come from?

pumex (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

pumex (Latin): a pumice stone; pumice; any porous rock

Definitions

  1. a pumice stone; pumice; any porous rock

Ancestry of “pumex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “pumex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)- →