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Where does “anticaos” come from?

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

anticaos (Portuguese): antichaos

Definitions

  1. antichaos

Ancestry of “anticaos”, step by step

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