English
rhythmus
Rhythmus comes from Latin rhythmus ‘rhythm’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥυθμόςrhuthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*srew-‘to flow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sru-dʰ-mo-sreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hrutʰmósreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῥυθμόςrhuthmós‘measured motion, rhythm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErhythmus‘rhythm’
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
Earliest quotation: 1819, Rev. James Chapman: “the rhythmus of language”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow’
stream, maelstrom, rheumatism, rheumatic, rheumatology, hemorrhoid, rheology, 42 more
through Ancient Greek ῥυθμός ‘measured motion, rhythm’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *srew- / rhythmus