Where does “Chaos” come from?

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

Chaos (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

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