Where does “caos” come from?

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

caos (Romanian): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “caos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianhaoschaos
2Frenchchaoschaos
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- →Every word from Ancient Greek χάος →Every word from Latin Chaos →