Etymology of the French word holocauste
the Old French word
holocaustederived from the Late Latin word
holocaustum (whole burnt offering, sacrifice wholly consumed by fire; holocaust)
derived from the Greek word
holokaustonderived from the Greek word
holokaustos, ὁλόκαυστος
derived from the Greek word
kaustos, καυστός
derived from the Greek word
kaiein, καίω (to burn)
using the Greek prefix
holo-, ὁλο-
derived from the Greek word
holos, ὅλος, ὅλως (whole, all, complete; completely; everywhere)
Date
The earliest known usage of holocauste in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
holocaustCognates
Dutch
holocaust, English
holocaust, German
Holocaust, Norwegian
holocaustUsage
Word found in Old French
