Where does “thanatolatry” come from?

thanatolatry (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...

thanatolatry (English): The worship of death

Definitions

  1. The worship of death

Ancestry of “thanatolatry”, step by step

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 -sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -σκω →Every word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω →