English → Latin
“rhythm” in Latin
The English word rhythm itself goes back to Latin rhythmus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rhythm
rhythmus (ῥυθμός or, pure Latin, numerus, which Cic. always uses), or numeri (numeros ῥυθμούς accipi volo, Quint.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rhythm?
- The usual Latin words for “rhythm” are rhythmus, numerus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.