thanas- root words — words with the thanas- root

The root thanas- comes from Greek thanatos, meaning death. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including euthanasia, athanasy, euthanize, thanatography, thanatological, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatopsis, thanatosis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the thanas- root

Explore words with thanas- — words containing the thanas- root and sharing its sense of "death". Examples include euthanasia, athanasy, euthanize, thanatography, thanatological, thanatology, thanatophobia, thanatopsis, thanatosis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The thanas- root means death, from Greek thanatos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.