polyrhythmically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *srew-

Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós

Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor.

Latin rhythmusder.

English rhythm

English polyrhythm

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English polyrhythmic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

Middle English -ally

English -ally

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English poly-

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Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)

English rhythmic

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Middle English -al

English -al

English rhythmical

English polyrhythmical

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Middle English -ly

English -ly

English polyrhythmically

From polyrhythmic + -ally, or from polyrhythmical + -ly.

Adverb

polyrhythmically (comparative more polyrhythmically, superlative most polyrhythmically)

1. In a polyrhythmic manner; by the use of polyrhythm.