Etymology

pedoturbation

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Today it means: Any soil turbation that is not caused by illuviation. Full definition →

Latin turbātiō, turbātiōnem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromturbātiō, turbātiōnem“disturbance; confusion”
  2. English todaypedoturbation

From pedo- (“soil”) + Latin turbātiō, turbātiōnem (“disturbance; confusion”).

Words from the same roots

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turbation

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