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Etymology
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chaos derives from the Greek and typically refers to unpredictability. In the metaphysical sense, it is the opposite of law and order: unrestrictive, both creative and destructive. The word did not mean "disorder" in classical-period ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, space."
Chaos is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning " gape, be wide open": compare " chasm" (from Greek), and Anglo-Saxon genian (= " yawn"), geanian, ginian (= " gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnunga Gap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (See Wikipedia [which has its own issues with law and disorder])
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The etymology of the Latin word lex is a subject of controversy. Some authorities derive it from the Old Norse lög, neuter plural of lag, which would be the root of the English law, signifying "to put in order," "put in place." Others derive it from the Latin legere, "to read," thus giving it an exclusively Latin origin (Bréal, "Sur l'origine des mots désignant le droit et la loi en latin" in "Nouvelle Revue historique de droit français et étranger", VII, Paris, 1883, 610-11). [Catholic Encyclopedia]
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Χάος /'xaos/ or /'χaos/
Space, the great outer void
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