Where does “ötanazi” come from?
ötanazi (Turkish) comes 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...
ötanazi (Turkish): euthanasia (the practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons)
Definitions
- euthanasia (the practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons)
Ancestry of “ötanazi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Euthanasie | euthanasia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εὐθανασία | easy, happy 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... |