Where does “rhythmically” come from?
Rhythmically derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots ḱóm and līg-.
rhythmically (English): in a rhythmical manner; with reference to rhythm
Definitions
- in a rhythmical manner; with reference to rhythm
Ancestry of “rhythmically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rhythmical | rhythmic |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |