Where does “thanatographical” come from?

thanatographical (English) comes from English graphical, from English graphic, from Latin graphicus, from Ancient Greek γραφικός, from Ancient Greek γραφή, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

thanatographical (English): Relating to thanatography

Definitions

  1. Relating to thanatography

Ancestry of “thanatographical”, step by step

thanatographical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English graphical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgraphicalOf, related to, or shown on a graph; Of, related...
2EnglishgraphicDrawn, pictorial; Vivid, descriptive, often in...
3Latingraphicuspertaining to painting or drawing; belonging to...
4Ancient Greekγραφικόςpertaining to writing; pertaining to painting
5Ancient Greekγραφήdrawing; painting; writing, a writing
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English thanato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishthanato
2Ancient GreekΘάνατοςThanatos
3Ancient GreekθνῄσκωI die; I am dead; to be killed
4Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-