Etymology

homorhythmic

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Today it means: Having the same rhythm throughout Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  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. English todayhomorhythmic

From homo- + rhythmic.

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