Where does “chaos” come from?
chaos (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch caos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.
chaos (Dutch): chaos; primordial disorder
Definitions
- chaos; primordial disorder
Ancestry of “chaos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | caos | — |
| 2 | Latin | Chaos | the shapeless primordial universe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χάος | the primordial state of existence; space, air;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₂- | to yawn; to gape; yawn |
Words derived from “chaos”