Where does “hygiejne” come from?

hygiejne (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

hygiejne (Danish): hygiene

Definitions

  1. hygiene

Ancestry of “hygiejne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hygiejne”

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