Where does “thanatic” come from?
thanatic (English) comes from English thanato, from Ancient Greek Θάνατος, from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
thanatic (English): Of or relating to death
Definitions
- Of or relating to death
Ancestry of “thanatic”, step by step
thanatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thanato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thanato | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θάνατος | Thanatos |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θνῄσκω | I die; I am dead; to be killed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |