DictionaryRoot: holos
Greek
holos
whole or complete
Forms
- holos
- holo- — The form used in compounds.
Origin
An inherited Greek word related to an older Indo-European whole-or-complete family.
Note
Wholeness concerns inclusion of the entire thing, not necessarily large size.
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proper noun
Holocaust
The genocide of European Jews and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany.
Etymology
Greek holokaustos meant wholly burnt, originally describing a burnt offering. The word broadened to catastrophic destruction before becoming the established name for the Nazi genocide.