Etymograph

English

homorhythm

Homorhythm comes from Latin rhythmus ‘rhythm’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow, stream’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῠθμόςrhŭthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
  6. English1500–presentrhythm
  7. Englishtodayhomorhythm

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow, stream’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥῠθμόςrhŭthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
  6. English1500–presentrhythm
  7. Englishtodayhomorhythm

A compound of homo- + rhythm

Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’

Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’

Proto-Hellenic *homós

Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’

English homo-

Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’

Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós

Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’

Latin rhythmus

English rhythm

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow, stream’

stream, maelstrom, rheumatism, rheumatic, rheumatology, rheology, hemorrhoid, 40 more

through Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós

arrhythmia, rhythmical, 29 more

through Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’

rhythmic, 29 more

Today it means

noun A style of music that has the same rhythm throughout.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srew- / homorhythm