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Where does “Holohoax” come from?

Holohoax (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.

Ancestry of “Holohoax”, step by step

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
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