Etymology of the English word polyrhythm
the English word
polyrhythmderived from the English word
rhythmderived from the Latin word
rhythmus (rhythm)
derived from the Greek word
rhuthmos, ῥυθμός, ῥυϑμός
derived from the Greek word
rheo, ῥεω, ῥέω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sreu-using the English prefix
poly-derived from the New Latin prefix
poly-derived from the Greek word
polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
