Etymology

gelisol

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Today it means: A kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface. Full definition →

Latin gelāre
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromgelāre“freeze”
  2. English todaygelisol

Latin gelāre (“freeze”) + + -sol

Words from the same roots

Latingelāre all →

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