Etymology

thanatology

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Today it means: The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θάνατος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθάνατος“death”
  2. English todaythanatology

From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

Words from the same roots

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