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'''Chaos''' (derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]], ''Chaos'') typically refers to [[unpredictability]], and is the antithetical concept of [[cosmos]]. '''Chaos''' (derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]], ''Chaos'') typically refers to [[unpredictability]], and is the antithetical concept of [[cosmos]].
-The word did not mean "disorder" in classical-period [[ancient Greece]]. It meant "the primal emptiness, space" (see [[Chaos (mythology)]]). ''Chaos'' is derived from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)|root]] ''ghn'' or ''ghen'' meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from [[Greek language|Greek]], and [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''gānian'' ("yawn"), ''geanian, ginian'' ("gape wide"); see also [[Old Norse]] [[Ginnungagap]]. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (''The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ''ταραχή''.'').+ 
 +The word did not mean "disorder" in classical-period [[ancient Greece]]. It meant "the primal [[emptiness]], [[space]]" (see [[Chaos (mythology)]]). ''Chaos'' is derived from the [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] [[root (linguistics)|root]] ''ghn'' or ''ghen'' meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from [[Greek language|Greek]], and [[Anglo-Saxon language|Anglo-Saxon]] ''gānian'' ("yawn"), ''geanian, ginian'' ("gape wide"); see also [[Old Norse]] [[Ginnungagap]]. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "[[disorder]]". (''The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ''ταραχή''.'').
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Chaos (derived from the Greek, Chaos) typically refers to unpredictability, and is the antithetical concept of cosmos.

The word did not mean "disorder" in classical-period ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, space" (see Chaos (mythology)). Chaos is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek, and Anglo-Saxon gānian ("yawn"), geanian, ginian ("gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnungagap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ταραχή.).

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