thanato-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “death,” used in the formation of compound words:

thanatophobia.

Origin

combining form representing Greek thánatos

Related Words

thanatology
thanatophobia

thanato-|ˈθænətəʊ|before a vowel thanat-, combining form of Gr. θάνατος death, chiefly in scientific words. ˌthanato-bioˈlogic a. (see quot.). ˌthanatocœˈnosis, -ˈcœnose (also U.S. -cen-) Ecol. [a. G. thanatocoenose (E. Wasmund 1926, in Arch. f. Hydrobiol. XVII. 6), f. Gr. κοίνωσις sharing, as in biocœnosis], a group of fossils occurring in the same location but not necessarily representing a former biocœnosis. thanatognoˈmonic a., indicative or characteristic of death. thanaˈtography, nonce-wd. [after biography], an account of a person's death. thanatoˈmantic a. [see -mantic], of or pertaining to divination concerning death. thanaˈtometer (see quots.). thanatoˈphilia [-philia], an undue fascination with death. ‖ thanatoˈphobia (also thanaˈtophoby), morbid fear of death. thanatoˈphoric a. Path. [ad. F. thanatophore (P. Maroteaux et al. 1967, in Presse Méd. LXXV. 2519), ad. Gr. θανατηϕόρος death-bringing] applied to a form of dwarfism that results in death (see quot. 1977). ‖ thanaˈtopsis [Gr. ὄψις sight, view], a contemplation of death. thanatoˈtyphus, malignant typhus.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., *Thanato-biologic, pertaining to life and death.1953Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CCLI. 25 The term ‘*thanatocoenosis’ implies a community of death; as used by Wasmund, however, it has come to mean the aggregated remains of organisms that in many cases never constituted a biocoenosis.1957Sci. News XLIII. 71 A fossil ‘community’ (a thanatocoenose or death assemblage) is seldom if ever identical with the original biocoenose.1967Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. V. 452 The following (and last) regression..left a very rich fauna which forms most of the thanatocoenoses lying under the present sea level.1975Nature 23 Oct. 667/2 It is well known that factors such as habitat preference of the animals in question,..and the environmental setting influence the likelihood of the preservation of thanatocoenoses.1977Biotropica IX. 131 (heading) A small-vertebrate thanatocenosis from northern Peru.1862G. W. Balfour tr. Casper's Forensic Med. §55 II. vi. 239 The lungs in the more or less recent bodies of those drowned..present an appearance so peculiar as to be truly *thanatognomonic.1839Thackeray Catherine vi, The excellent ‘Newgate Calendar’..contains the biographies and *thanatographies of Hayes and his wife.1841Fraser's Mag. XXV. 270 The deuteroscopic or *thanatomantic faculty of the Germans.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Thanatometrum,..term by Nasse [of Berlin] for a means of indicating the actual presence of death; a death-measurer: a *thanatometer.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thanatometer, a thermometer capable of being introduced into the stomach to determine whether the depression of temperature is sufficient to be looked on as a sign of death.1974Time 28 Jan. 77/2 Romantic cults seem to spring up rapidly round poets who die young. An element of *thanatophilia enters into the worship of such poets.1979N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 18/4 Many of Sciascia's tales have, at their heart, thanatophilia.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., *Thanatophobia, term for a dread or fear of death: *thanatophoby.1903Alien. & Neurol. May 170 Pessimism is frequently associated with morbid fear of death (thanatophobia).1971Lancet 12 June 1234/1 An achondroplastic shows some cartilage formation (in fact quite a lot, even in the *thanatophoric form).1977Ibid. 16 Apr. 854/1 Thanatophoric dwarfism is a congenital chondrodystrophy characterised by short extremities, narrow thorax, a trunk of normal length, and a relatively large head... Affected infants usually die soon after birth.1816W. C. Bryant (title) *Thanatopsis.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., *Thanatotyphus.1890in Billings Med. Dict.

thanato-

before vowels thanat-, word-forming element meaning "death," from Greek thanatos "death," from PIE *dhwene- "to disappear, die," perhaps from a root meaning "dark, cloudy" (compare Sanskrit dhvantah "dark"). Hence Bryant's "Thanatopsis", with Greek opsis "a sight, view."

thanato- /ˈθanətəʊ/ combining form of Greek thanatos death: see -o-. Before a vowel thanat-.

DERIVATIVE thanatocoeˈnosis, *-cen- noun, pl. -noses /-ˈnəʊsi:z/, Palaeontology a group of fossils occurring in the same location but not necessarily representing a former biocoenosis M20.
thanatoid adjective (rare) (a) Medicine resembling death; (b) Zoology deadly poisonous: M19.
thanatoˈphilia noun undue or abnormal fascination with death L20.
thanatoˈphobia noun irrational fear of death M19.
thanatoˈphoric adjective (Medicine) lethal, deadly; spec. designating a fatal form of dwarfism: L20.
thanaˈtopsis noun (rare) contemplation of death E19.

thanato-
combining form
see thanat-

thanato-

Prefix

Forming compound words indicating "death".

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

Antonyms

bio-

Derived terms

English words prefixed with thanato-

词汇	thanato-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary thanato- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “death,” used in the formation of compound words: thanatophobia. Origin combining form representing Greek thánatos Related Words thanatology thanatophobia thanato-\|ˈθænətəʊ\|before a vowel thanat-, combining form of Gr. θάνατος death, chiefly in scientific words. ˌthanato-bioˈlogic a. (see quot.). ˌthanatocœˈnosis, -ˈcœnose (also U.S. -cen-) Ecol. [a. G. thanatocoenose (E. Wasmund 1926, in Arch. f. Hydrobiol. XVII. 6), f. Gr. κοίνωσις sharing, as in biocœnosis], a group of fossils occurring in the same location but not necessarily representing a former biocœnosis. thanatognoˈmonic a., indicative or characteristic of death. thanaˈtography, nonce-wd. [after biography], an account of a person's death. thanatoˈmantic a. [see -mantic], of or pertaining to divination concerning death. thanaˈtometer (see quots.). thanatoˈphilia [-philia], an undue fascination with death. ‖ thanatoˈphobia (also thanaˈtophoby), morbid fear of death. thanatoˈphoric a. Path. [ad. F. thanatophore (P. Maroteaux et al. 1967, in Presse Méd. LXXV. 2519), ad. Gr. θανατηϕόρος death-bringing] applied to a form of dwarfism that results in death (see quot. 1977). ‖ thanaˈtopsis [Gr. ὄψις sight, view], a contemplation of death. thanatoˈtyphus, malignant typhus.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thanato-biologic, pertaining to life and death.1953Amer. Jrnl. Sci. CCLI. 25 The term ‘thanatocoenosis’ implies a community of death; as used by Wasmund, however, it has come to mean the aggregated remains of organisms that in many cases never constituted a biocoenosis.1957Sci. News XLIII. 71 A fossil ‘community’ (a thanatocoenose or death assemblage) is seldom if ever identical with the original biocoenose.1967Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. V. 452 The following (and last) regression..left a very rich fauna which forms most of the thanatocoenoses lying under the present sea level.1975Nature 23 Oct. 667/2 It is well known that factors such as habitat preference of the animals in question,..and the environmental setting influence the likelihood of the preservation of thanatocoenoses.1977Biotropica IX. 131 (heading) A small-vertebrate thanatocenosis from northern Peru.1862G. W. Balfour tr. Casper's Forensic Med. §55 II. vi. 239 The lungs in the more or less recent bodies of those drowned..present an appearance so peculiar as to be truly thanatognomonic.1839Thackeray Catherine* vi, The excellent ‘Newgate Calendar’..contains the biographies and thanatographies of Hayes and his wife.1841Fraser's Mag. XXV. 270 The deuteroscopic or thanatomantic faculty of the Germans.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Thanatometrum,..term by Nasse [of Berlin] for a means of indicating the actual presence of death; a death-measurer: a thanatometer.1899Syd. Soc. Lex., Thanatometer, a thermometer capable of being introduced into the stomach to determine whether the depression of temperature is sufficient to be looked on as a sign of death.1974Time 28 Jan. 77/2 Romantic cults seem to spring up rapidly round poets who die young. An element of thanatophilia enters into the worship of such poets.1979N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 18/4 Many of Sciascia's tales have, at their heart, thanatophilia.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Thanatophobia, term for a dread or fear of death: thanatophoby.1903Alien. & Neurol. May 170 Pessimism is frequently associated with morbid fear of death (thanatophobia).1971Lancet 12 June 1234/1 An achondroplastic shows some cartilage formation (in fact quite a lot, even in the thanatophoric form).1977Ibid. 16 Apr. 854/1 Thanatophoric dwarfism is a congenital chondrodystrophy characterised by short extremities, narrow thorax, a trunk of normal length, and a relatively large head... Affected infants usually die soon after birth.1816W. C. Bryant (title) Thanatopsis.1860Mayne Expos. Lex., Thanatotyphus.1890in Billings Med. Dict.* thanato- before vowels thanat-, word-forming element meaning "death," from Greek thanatos "death," from PIE dhwene- "to disappear, die," perhaps from a root meaning "dark, cloudy" (compare Sanskrit dhvantah "dark"). Hence Bryant's "Thanatopsis", with Greek opsis "a sight, view." thanato- /ˈθanətəʊ/ combining form of Greek thanatos death: see -o-. Before a vowel thanat-. DERIVATIVE thanatocoeˈnosis, -cen- noun, pl. -noses /-ˈnəʊsi:z/, Palaeontology a group of fossils occurring in the same location but not necessarily representing a former biocoenosis M20. thanatoid adjective (rare) (a) Medicine resembling death; (b) Zoology deadly poisonous: M19. thanatoˈphilia noun undue or abnormal fascination with death L20. thanatoˈphobia noun irrational fear of death M19. thanatoˈphoric adjective (Medicine) lethal, deadly; spec. designating a fatal form of dwarfism: L20. thanaˈtopsis noun (rare) contemplation of death E19. thanato- combining form see thanat- thanato- Prefix Forming compound words indicating "death". Etymology Combining form of Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”). Antonyms bio- Derived terms ► English words prefixed with thanato-
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