Pumiceousness
/pjuːˌmɪʃəsˈnɛs/noun
The quality or state of being pumiceous; resembling or containing pumice.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin *pumex*, the name of the light, hole-riddled volcanic stone that forms when lava is violently stripped of gas.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
pumex
“pumice; a light, porous volcanic stone”
Late Latin
Latin
pumiceus
“of pumice, pumice-like”
Middle English
English
pumice
“pumice stone”
Modern English
English
pumiceous
“having the nature or appearance of pumice”
Modern English
English
pumiceousness
“the quality or state of being pumiceous”