Etymology

pedologist

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Today it means: A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed. Full definition →

English pedology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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pedologist · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pédom
  3. Ancient Greekπέδον (pédon)
  4. Englishpedo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishpedology
  10. English todaypedologist

From pedology + -ist.

pedologist · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pā́wits
  3. Ancient Greekπαιδ- (paid-)
  4. Englishpedo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. Englishpedology
  10. English todaypedologist

From pedology + -ist.

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