Where does “euthanasia” come from?
euthanasia (French) comes from French euthanasier, from German Euthanasie, from Ancient Greek εὐθανασία, from Ancient Greek Θάνατος, from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
euthanasia (French): third-person singular past historic of...
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Ancestry of “euthanasia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | euthanasier | to euthanise |
| 2 | German | Euthanasie | euthanasia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εὐθανασία | easy, happy death |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θάνατος | Thanatos |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θνῄσκω | I die; I am dead; to be killed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |