English
irrhythmic
Irrhythmic comes from Latin rhythmus ‘rhythm’, 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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
- English1500–presentrhythm
- Englishtodayirrhythmic
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’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
- English1500–presentrhythm
- Englishtodayirrhythmic
A compound of ir- + rhythm + -ic
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, hemorrhoid, rheology, 40 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
through Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’
through Latin rhythmus ‘rhythm’
Today it means
adj Having no rhythm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srew- / irrhythmic