Ancient Greek
χάος
‘vast chasm, void’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek χάος.
5 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek χάος, most familiar first.
- gas
- chaos
- chaotic ← chaoticus ← chaos
- gasless ← gas ← gas
- chaotropism
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Etymograph / Ancient Greek χάος