pedology

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 profile or solum in its natural setting.
• The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Origin

• Ancient Greek πέδον -logy.
• pedo- + -logy, from Ancient Greek: παῖς and -λογία.