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Where does “θνῄσκω” come from?

θνῄσκω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

θνῄσκω (Ancient Greek): I die; I am dead; to be killed

Definitions

  1. I die; I am dead; to be killed

Ancestry of “θνῄσκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
2Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “θνῄσκω”

  • euthanasia
  • thanatology
  • thanatography
  • thanatological
  • thanatocoenose
  • thanatologist
  • thanatopsis
  • thanatophobia
  • thanatourism
  • euthanasian
  • thanatocoenosis
  • Thanatophidia
  • euthanasic
  • thanatocracy
  • thanatomania
  • thanatoid
  • thanatomimetic
  • thanatism
  • thanatophobic
  • thanatomimesis
  • thanatophile
  • thanatolatry
  • thanato-
  • theothanatology
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