Where does “thanatopraxie” come from?

thanatopraxie (French) 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...

thanatopraxie (French): embalming

Definitions

embalming

Ancestry of “thanatopraxie”, step by step

thanatopraxie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thanato

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	thanato	—
2	Ancient Greek	Θάνατος	Thanatos
3	Ancient Greek	θνῄσκω	I die; I am dead; to be killed
4	Ancient Greek	-σκω	Primitive suffix used to form present-tense...
5	Proto-Indo-European	-sḱéti	Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via French praxie

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	praxie	praxis
2	Ancient Greek	πρᾶξις	deed, act, action, activity; business dealing;...
3	Ancient Greek	πρᾱ́σσω	I do, practice; to do
4	Proto-Indo-European	per(h₂)-	—

Words derived from “thanatopraxie”

thanatopraxy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -σκω →Every word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω →