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Where does “antichaos” come from?

antichaos (English) comes from English chaos, from Latin Chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- — to yawn; to gape; yawn.

antichaos (English): A phenomenon whereby disordered systems can...

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  1. A phenomenon whereby disordered systems can...

Ancestry of “antichaos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchaosThe unordered state of matter in classical...
2LatinChaos—
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
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