Where does “climate hoax” come from?
climate hoax (English) comes from English hoax, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
climate hoax (English): viewed as an event which is fabricated and neither caused nor accelerated by human activity like the burning of fossil fuels or deforestation
Definitions
- viewed as an event which is fabricated and neither caused nor accelerated by human activity like the burning of fossil fuels or deforestation
Ancestry of “climate hoax”, step by step
climate hoax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoax | To deceive by making them believe something that... |
| 2 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via English climate change
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | climate change | Natural large-scale and long-term change in the... |