Where does “higiene” come from?

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

higiene (Catalan): hygiene

Definitions

  1. hygiene

Ancestry of “higiene”, step by step

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

Words derived from “higiene”

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