Where does “chaos” come from?

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

chaos (French): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “chaos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChaosthe shapeless primordial universe
2Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn

Words derived from “chaos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek χάος →Every word from Latin Chaos →