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Where does “arythmie” come from?

arythmie (French) comes 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.

arythmie (French): arrhythmia

Definitions

  1. arrhythmia

Ancestry of “arythmie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinarrhythmiaarrhythmia
2Ancient GreekἄρρυθμοςHaving no rhythm; rhythmless, arhythmic; Having...
3Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
4Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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