Where does “thanatologist” come from?
thanatologist (English) comes from English ist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
thanatologist (English): One who studies death
Definitions
- One who studies death
Ancestry of “thanatologist”, step by step
thanatologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via English thanatology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thanatology | The scientific study of death and the practices... |
| 2 | English | thanato- | death |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θάνατος | Thanatos |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θνῄσκω | I die; I am dead; to be killed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |