Where does “euthanasia” come from?

euthanasia (Latin) comes 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...

Ancestry of “euthanasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεὐθανασίαeasy, happy death
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...

Words derived from “euthanasia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek θνῄσκω