Where does “chaos” come from?

chaos (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch chaos, from Middle Dutch caos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

chaos (Afrikaans): chaos disorder

Definitions

  1. chaos disorder

Ancestry of “chaos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchchaoschaos; primordial disorder
2Middle Dutchcaos—
3LatinChaosthe shapeless primordial universe
4Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →