Where does “Hoaxocaust” come from?

Hoaxocaust (English) comes from English Holocaust, from French holocauste, from Middle French holocauste, from Old French olocauste, from Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

Hoaxocaust (English): The Holocaust, seen as a hoax

Definitions

  1. The Holocaust, seen as a hoax

Ancestry of “Hoaxocaust”, step by step

Hoaxocaust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Holocaust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHolocaustAlternative letter-case form of holocaust
2Frenchholocausteholocaust
3Middle Frenchholocauste—
4Old Frencholocauste—
5Latinholocaustuma burnt offering wholly consumed by fire;...
6Ancient Greekὁλόκαυστοςwholly burnt
7Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

via English hoax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoaxTo deceive by making them believe something that...
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅλος →