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Soil etymology

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English word soil comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) souillier

Detailed word origin of soil

Dictionary entry Language Definition
souillier Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) (figuratively) to tarnish (a reputation, etc.). To dirty; to stain.
suylen Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
soil English (en) (countable, medicine) A bag containing soiled items.. (uncountable, euphemistic) Faeces or urine etc. when found on clothes. (intransitive) To become dirty or soiled.. (reflexive) To dirty one's clothing by accidentally defecating while clothed.. (transitive) To make dirty.. (transitive, figurative) To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish; to sully.. To enrich with soil or [...]