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ped/o — Soil or ground

ped/o means soil or ground. Ancient Greek source words and nature terminology examples: pedology.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Soil or ground

• Ancient Greek: πέδον (pedon)

Examples and word parts

pedology

The study of soils, including their formation and classification.

Word parts: ped/o (soil) + -logy (study of)

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Related earth & landscapes terms

• ge/o — Earth

  geology

• terr- — Earth or land

  terrestrial

• lith/o — Stone

  lithosphere

• petr/o — Rock

  petrology

• or/o — Mountain

  orography

• seism/o — Shaking

  seismology

• strat- — Layer

  stratigraphy

• sediment- — Settling material

  sedimentary

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