Where does “Hygieia” come from?

Hygieia (English) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Hygieia (English): The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione

Definitions

  1. The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione

Ancestry of “Hygieia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὙγίειαhealth
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια →