Etymology

thanatopic

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Today it means: Prone to thanatopsis; morbid. Full definition →

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

From Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) + τοπικός (topikós, “Pertaining to a place or topic”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekθάνατος all →

Thanatosmisthanasiathanato-thanatologythanatopraxythanatopsis

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