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Where does “ῥυθμικός” come from?

ῥυθμικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “ῥυθμικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
2Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ῥυθμικός”

  • rhythmic
  • rhythmicity
  • antidysrhythmic
  • isorhythmic
  • unrhythmic
  • nonrhythmic
  • arhythmic
  • eurhythmic
  • homorhythmic
  • dysrhythmic
  • autorhythmic
  • arhythmically
  • autorhythmicity
  • homorhythmically
  • counterrhythmic
  • idiorhythmic
  • isorhythmically
  • birhythmic
  • nonrhythmically
  • birhythmicity
  • panrhythmic
  • rítmico
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