Where does “Holocaustverharmlosung” come from?
Holocaustverharmlosung (German) comes from German Holocaust, 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 — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.
Holocaustverharmlosung (German): belittlement of the Holocaust
Definitions
- belittlement of the Holocaust
Ancestry of “Holocaustverharmlosung”, step by step
Holocaustverharmlosung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Holocaust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Holocaust | a holocaust |
| 2 | English | Holocaust | Alternative letter-case form of holocaust |
| 3 | French | holocauste | holocaust |
| 4 | Middle French | holocauste | — |
| 5 | Old French | olocauste | — |
| 6 | Latin | holocaustum | a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὁλόκαυστος | wholly burnt |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὅλος | whole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |
via German Verharmlosung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verharmlosung | downplaying |
| 2 | German | verharmlosen | to play down |
| 3 | German | harmlos | harmless; innocuous; inoffensive |
| 4 | German | -los | -less |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |