Where does “taphophilia” come from?

taphophilia (English) comes from Ancient Greek τάφος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

taphophilia (English): Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death

Definitions

  1. Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death

Ancestry of “taphophilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάφοςfuneral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,...
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “taphophilia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ός →Every word from Ancient Greek τάφος →