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Where does “mundhygiejne” come from?

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

mundhygiejne (Danish): oral hygiene

Definitions

  1. oral hygiene

Ancestry of “mundhygiejne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhygiejnehygiene
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -es- →