Etymology

antidysrhythmic

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Today it means: Used to treat or prevent dysrhythmia. Full definition →

English dysrhythmic ← Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  10. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  11. New Latindys-
  12. Englishdys-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  16. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  17. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  18. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  19. Englishrhythmic
  20. Englishdysrhythmic
  21. English todayantidysrhythmic

From anti- + dysrhythmic.

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