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Where does “rotuhygienia” come from?

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

rotuhygienia (Finnish): eugenics

Definitions

  1. eugenics

Ancestry of “rotuhygienia”, step by step

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