Etymology

rhythmics

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Today it means: The study of rhythm. Full definition →

English rhythm ← Latin rhythmus ← Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
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The story

  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. Latinrhythmus
  7. Englishrhythm
  8. English todayrhythmics

From rhythm + -ics.

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