Where does “euthanizer” come from?

euthanizer (English) comes from English euthanize, from English euthanasia, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία, from Ancient Greek Θάνατος, from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

euthanizer (English): A person who administers euthanasia

Definitions

  1. A person who administers euthanasia

Ancestry of “euthanizer”, step by step

euthanizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English euthanize

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheuthanizeTo carry out euthanasia on
2EnglisheuthanasiaThe practice of intentionally and painlessly...
3Ancient Greekεὐθανασίαeasy, happy death
4Ancient GreekΘάνατοςThanatos
5Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
6Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
7Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω
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