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Where does “rítmico” come from?

rítmico (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός, 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.

rítmico (Portuguese): rhythmic

Definitions

  1. rhythmic

Ancestry of “rítmico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥυθμικός—
2Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
3Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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