Etymology

solum

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Today it means: Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate. Full definition →

Latin solum
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  1. Latin · derived fromsolum“base, bottom; soil”
  2. English todaysolum

From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil.

Words from the same roots

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