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Where does “edaphological” come from?

edaphological (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος, from Ancient Greek ἕδος, from Ancient Greek ἕζομαι, from Proto-Hellenic heďďomai — to sit.

edaphological (English): of or pertaining to edaphology

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to edaphology

Ancestry of “edaphological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔδαφοςbottom, foundation, base; floor, ground
2Ancient Greekἕδοςa seat; the act of sitting
3Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
4Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit
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