Word: thanatocracy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tha
na
to
cra
cy
Definition: The enactment of policies held to lead, directly or indirectly, to death or an increased risk of death.
Morphemes:
Affix: thanato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: death
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θάνατος
Language: grc
Decoded: thanatos
Meaning: death
Affix: -cracy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: rule
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρᾰ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kratos
Meaning: strength, power
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns