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Where does “thanato-” come from?

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

thanato- (English): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “thanato-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΘάνατος—
2Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
3Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “thanato-”

  • thanatology
  • thanatography
  • thanatological
  • thanatocoenose
  • thanatologist
  • thanatophobia
  • thanatourism
  • thanatocoenosis
  • Thanatophidia
  • thanatocracy
  • thanatomania
  • thanatoid
  • thanatomimetic
  • thanatism
  • thanatophobic
  • thanatomimesis
  • thanatophile
  • thanatolatry
  • theothanatology
  • thanatomicrobiome
  • thanatologically
  • thanatogenetic
  • archeothanatology
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