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pedologist

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.

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Meaning 2

A scientist who specializes in pedology (soil science).

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noun

Meaning 3

A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.

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Meaning 4

A scientist who specializes in pedology (child development).

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History

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- 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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pedologist From pedology + -ist.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- 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 pedology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English pedologist From pedology + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հողագետ (hoġaget) — Translations
  • Bashkir: тупраҡ белгесе (tupraq belgese) — Translations
  • Belarusian: глебазнавец (hljebaznavjec) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: почвовед (počvoved) — Translations
  • Dutch: bodemkundige — Translations
  • French: pédologue — Translations
  • French: agrologue — Translations
  • Georgian: ნიადაგთმცოდნე (niadagtmcodne) — Translations
  • German: Bodenkundler — Translations
  • Italian: agrologo — Translations
  • Italian: agrobiologo — Translations
  • Italian: pedologo — Translations
  • Kazakh: топырақ зерттеуші (topyraq zertteuşı) — Translations
  • Komi-Zyrian: мусин туялысь (muśin tujalyś) — Translations
  • Latvian: augsnes pētnieks — Translations
  • Lithuanian: dirvožemininkas — Translations
  • Lithuanian: dirvotyrininkas — Translations
  • Polish: gleboznawca — Translations
  • Russian: почвове́д (počvovéd) — Translations
  • Spanish: agrólogo — Translations
  • Spanish: edafólogo — Translations
  • Tatar: туфрак белгече (tufraq belgeçe) — Translations
  • Turkish: toprakbilim uzmanı — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ґрунтозна́вець (gruntoznávecʹ) — Translations
  • Uzbek: tuproqshunos — Translations