myEtymology.com: English etymology of euthanize

Etymology of the English word euthanize

the English word euthanize

derived from the English word euthanasia

derived from the New Latin word euthanasia (euthanasia)

derived from the Greek word euthanasia, εὐϑανασία

using the Greek prefix eu-, εὐ-

derived from the Greek word eus

derived from the Greek word thanatos, θάνατος ((properly, an adjective used as a noun) death)

derived from the Greek word eu, εὖ ( well)

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

Word found in Modern English