Where does “thanatopraxy” come from?
thanatopraxy (English) comes from French thanatopraxie, 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...
thanatopraxy (English): Embalming
Definitions
- Embalming