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Where does “θᾰ́νᾰτος” come from?

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

θᾰ́νᾰτος (Ancient Greek): death; corpse

Definitions

  1. death; corpse

Ancestry of “θᾰ́νᾰτος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
2Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “θᾰ́νᾰτος”

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