Etymology

isorhythmic

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Today it means: Pertaining to or using isorhythm. Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  6. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  7. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  8. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  9. Englishrhythmic
  10. English todayisorhythmic

From iso- + rhythmic.

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