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Where does “hygieeninen” come from?

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

hygieeninen (Finnish): hygienic

Definitions

  1. hygienic

Ancestry of “hygieeninen”, 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 “hygieeninen”

  • hygieenisyys
  • epähygieenisyys
  • hygieenisesti
  • epähygieenisesti
  • epähygieeninen
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