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Where does “hygieenisyys” come from?

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

hygieenisyys (Finnish): Hygiene; the property of being hygienic

Definitions

  1. Hygiene; the property of being hygienic

Ancestry of “hygieenisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieeninenhygienic
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή—
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos—
6Proto-Indo-European-es-—
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