Where does “antiarrhythmia” come from?
antiarrhythmia (English) comes from English arrhythmia, from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἄρρυθμος, 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 “antiarrhythmia”, step by step
antiarrhythmia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arrhythmia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arrhythmia | An irregular heartbeat; A disease entity... |
| 2 | New Latin | arrhythmia | arrhythmia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρρυθμος | Having no rhythm; rhythmless, arhythmic; Having... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |