<human>:  Where does the word ‘soil’ come from?
<bot>: The word soil comes from the Latin word sol, which means “sun”. Soil is made up of dead organic matter and minerals. Soil is the foundation of all life on Earth, and the soil that you are reading about in your book is a special type of soil called topsoil. Topsoil is the top layer of soil, and it is rich in nutrients and organic matter.