Where does “holocausting” come from?
holocausting (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 “holocausting”, step by step
holocausting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Holocaust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Holocaust | Alternative letter-case form of holocaust |
| 2 | French | holocauste | holocaust |
| 3 | Middle French | holocauste | — |
| 4 | Old French | olocauste | — |
| 5 | Latin | holocaustum | a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁλόκαυστος | wholly burnt |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὅλος | whole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |