Etymology

paleopedology

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Today it means: The study of geologic soils Full definition →

English pedology ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpedology
  4. English todaypaleopedology

From paleo- + pedology.

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