Where does “haos” come from?

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

haos (Romanian): chaos

Definitions

  1. chaos

Ancestry of “haos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchaoschaos
2LatinChaosthe shapeless primordial universe
3Ancient Greekχάοςthe primordial state of existence; space, air;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn

Words derived from “haos”

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