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pedology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
pedol-o-gy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.

Uncountable

noun

The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon)der. English pedo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English pedology From pedo- (“soil”) + -ology.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pædology (alternative) paedology (alternative) paidology (alternative)

Derived Forms

ethnopedology geopedology hydropedology paleopedology

Phrases

soil scientist

Frequently Paired Words

pedobiome pedoclimate cryopedology edaphology soil scientist pedologic pedological pedologist

Synonyms

pediatrics paediatrics pediatric medicine

Questions

What does pedology mean?
The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.
Where does pedology come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon)der. English pedo- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English pedology From pedo- (“soil”) + -ology.

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