Etymology

ultisol

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Today it means: A soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation. Full definition →

Latin ultimus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromultimus“final”
  2. English todayultisol

From Latin ultimus (“final”) and solum (“soil”).

Words from the same roots

Latinultimus all →

ultimatumultimity

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