Etymology

arhythmical

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Today it means: Arrhythmic, having no rhythm. Full definition →

English rhythmical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  10. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  11. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  12. Englishrhythmic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishrhythmical
  16. English todayarhythmical

From a- + rhythmical.

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