Divergent opinions The Greek roots for euthanasia, "eu" and "thanatos," mean "good" and "death" respectively. Early this century a Japanese doctor made a translation with the Chinese characters 安樂死, which mean "peaceful, happy death."
安樂死的希臘原文是「好死」、「善終」的意思，本世紀日本學者將之譯作「安樂死」，廣為各國採用。