Where does “higiènic” come from?

higiènic (Catalan) comes from Catalan higiene, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

higiènic (Catalan): hygienic

Definitions

  1. hygienic

Ancestry of “higiènic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhigienehygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—

Words derived from “higiènic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -es- →Every word from Ancient Greek -εινός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός →