Etymology

counterrhythm

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Today it means: A rhythm that complements another rhythm. Full definition →

English rhythm ← Latin rhythmus ← Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  15. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  16. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  17. Latinrhythmus
  18. Englishrhythm
  19. English todaycounterrhythm

From counter- + rhythm.

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