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Where does “ῥυθμός” come from?

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

ῥυθμός (Ancient Greek): a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...

Definitions

  1. a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...

Ancestry of “ῥυθμός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “ῥυθμός”

  • rhythm
  • rim
  • rhyme
  • rhythmic
  • rimmed
  • rhyming
  • rime
  • arrhythmia
  • arrhythmogenic
  • rimless
  • rhythmicity
  • tachyarrhythmia
  • polyrhythmic
  • rhymester
  • polyrhythm
  • rimrock
  • redrimmed
  • rhythmus
  • eurythmy
  • rhymeless
  • rimy
  • hypsarrhythmia
  • rimer
  • rimfire
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