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chaos, chaotic (Greek > Latin: formless matter; especially from Greek, gulf, chasm, abyss, the rude unformed mass; and by extension, "confusion and disorder")
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character (Latin: character; Greek: kharakter; originally, "a distinctive mark, a sign, or impression"; then it came to mean "an aggregate of distinctive qualities")
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charis- + (Greek: grace, beauty, kindness; to rejoice at; extended to attractiveness, personal charm)
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cheimo-, cheim-; chimo-, chim-; cheimato-, cheimat-; chimato-, chimat- (Greek: kheima, winter, frost, winter weather, winter-flowing; by extension, cold, freezing)
Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); frigo-, frig- (cold, frost); gel-, gelati- (freeze, frost, congeal); hiber- (winter, wintry); pago- (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold); rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).
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cheiro-, cheir-, chiro-, chir-, -cheiria, -chiria + (Greek: hand; pertaining to the hand or hands)
Related "hand" units: Dextro and Sinsitro History; Hands as Objects of Art; Hands: Mechanical Marvels; manu-; palm.
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Chemical Element: actinium (Modern Latin: chemical element; from Greek, aktis, aktinos ray; radioactive metal)
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Chemical Element: aluminum or aluminium (Modern Latin: chemical element; from Greek and Latin, alumen, a substance having an astringent taste; metal)
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Chemical Element: americium (Modern Latin: chemical element; a form of America; radioactive metal)
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Chemical Element: antimony (Greek: chemical element; antimonos, opposed to solitude; symbol Sb is from Latin stibium [powdered antimony]; some say antimony means, “a metal seldom found alone”; metal)
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Chemical Element: astatine (Modern Latin: chemical element; from Greek, astatos, unstable; radioactive nonmetal)
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Chemical Element: barium (Modern Latin: chemical element; from Greek, baros, heavy; because its compounds are dense; metal)
