Etymology

unrhythmic

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Today it means: Having no rhythm. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  11. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  12. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  13. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  14. Englishrhythmic
  15. English todayunrhythmic

From un- + rhythmic.

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