Etymology

irrhythmically

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Today it means: In an irrhythmic manner; not rhythmically. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English irrhythmic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinir-
  6. Englishir-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  10. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  11. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  12. Latinrhythmus
  13. Englishrhythm
  14. Englishirrhythmic
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  18. Proto-Germanic*līką
  19. English todayirrhythmically

From irrhythmic + -ally.

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