English → Latin
“chaos” in Latin
cōnfūsiōmingling, mixing, blending; mixture, union; confounding, confusion, disorder; troubleturbaturmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl; mob, crowdchaosalternative letter-case form of Chaos; a chasm
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
chaos
Chaos (Ov., Lactantius): rudis et indigesta rerum moles (Ov.). IMPR., confusio: turbae. We are here living in a political chaos, hic maxima in turba maximaque in confusione rerum omnium vivimus (Cic.): and this chaos he reduced to order, idque ex inordinato in erdinem adduxit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for chaos?
- The usual Latin words for “chaos” are cōnfūsiō, turba, chaos. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.