χάος

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Greco antico

Sostantivo

χάος

  1. apertura, profondità, vuoto

Etimologia / Derivazione

Incerta. È stato tradizionalmente collegato a χαίνω (khaínō), χάσκω (kháskō, “spalanco, sbadiglio”) (<proto-indoeuropeo *ǵʰeh₂-) o χώρα (khṓra, “spazio aperto, regione”).