Etymology

rhythmic

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Today it means: Of or relating to rhythm. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós ← Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  5. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  6. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  7. English todayrhythmic

From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.

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