Etymology of the English word rhythm
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-Date
The earliest known usage of rhythm in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
biorhythm,
isorhythm,
polyrhythm,
rhythmics,
rhythmistCognates
Dutch
ritme, French
rythme, German
Rhythmus, Italian
ritmo, Lithuanian
ritmas, Norwegian
rytme, Polish
rytm, Russian
pитм, Swedish
rytm, Yiddish
ritemUsage
Word found in Modern English
