thanato-

Term: thanato-

Anc Greek : θάνατος/thanatos(=death) >  θείνω/theino(=smite, kill)

A combining form  denoting “death” in compound words like :

thanatomania, thanatoid, thanatophobia

 History

 Thanatos  in Grek mythology was a minor daemon (in Roman mythology was translated as Mors). According Greek poet Hesiod   thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebos (Darkness) and twin oh Hypnos (Sleep)