-sol

suffix

Forming the names of different kinds of soil.

Meanings

suffix
  1. soil scienceForming the names of different kinds of soil.

Origin

  1. Latinsolum“floor, ground”
  2. English-sol

From Latin solum (“floor, ground”).

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APA

-sol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sol

MLA

“-sol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-sol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-sol.

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