Etymology

Thanatos

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Ancient Greek Θάνατος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΘάνατος
  2. English todayThanatos

From Ancient Greek Θάνατος (Thánatos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΘάνατος all →

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