Etymology

eurhythmic

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Today it means: harmonious Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  12. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  13. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  14. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  15. Englishrhythmic
  16. English todayeurhythmic

From eu- + rhythmic.

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