The storyAncient Greek · derived fromἔδαφος“ground”English todayedapho-From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground”). By surface analysis, edaph- + -o-.Words from the same rootsAncient Greekἔδαφος all →edaph-edaphoecologicaledaphologicedaphologicaledaphophyteEtymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.