Etymograph

English

anthrosol

From anthro- + -sol.

Formed from anthro + sol

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’

Proto-Indo-European *luh₁éti

Latin luō ‘to untie, set free, separate’

Latin solvō ‘wash away’

Middle English sol ‘fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's…’

English sol

Today it means

noun A soil that has been formed or heavily modified by long-term human activity, such as irrigation or disposal of organic waste.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anthrosol