English
rhythmic
Rhythmic 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’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017rhythmic
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’
- Englishearliest quotation 2017rhythmic
Earliest quotation: 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music: “The Beshtian School, faithful to this concept of song,…”
Formed from 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, rheumatology, rheumatic, hemorrhoid, rheology, 42 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Today it means
adj Of or relating to rhythm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srew- / rhythmic