English
extrarhythmic
Extrarhythmic comes from Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός ‘set to time, rhythmical’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow, stream’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῠθμόςrhŭthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῥυθμικόςrhuthmikós‘set to time, rhythmical’
- English1500–presentrhythmic
- Englishtodayextrarhythmic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow, stream’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῠθμόςrhŭthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEῥυθμικόςrhuthmikós‘set to time, rhythmical’
- English1500–presentrhythmic
- Englishtodayextrarhythmic
A compound of extra- + rhythmic
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs ‘out’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros
Proto-Italic *eksteros
Latin exter ‘being on the outside’
Latin extrā ‘outside, except, beyond’
English extra-
Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’
Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός ‘set to time, rhythmical’
English rhythmic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’
stream, maelstrom, rheumatism, rheumatic, rheumatology, hemorrhoid, rheology, 40 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
through Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’
through English rhythmic
Today it means
adj Outside of a rhythm, or the concept of rhythm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srew- / extrarhythmic