Where does “arrhythmia” come from?
Arrhythmia comes from New Latin arrhythmia, from Ancient Greek ἄρρυθμος, combining the negating prefix ἀ- with ῥέω meaning "to flow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots indicating "not" and "one."
arrhythmia (English): An irregular heartbeat; A disease entity...
Definitions
- An irregular heartbeat; A disease entity...
Ancestry of “arrhythmia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | arrhythmia | arrhythmia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄρρυθμος | Having no rhythm; rhythmless, arhythmic; Having... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |