Where does “igiene” come from?
igiene (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.
igiene (Italian): hygiene, cleanliness, hygienics
Definitions
- hygiene, cleanliness, hygienics
Ancestry of “igiene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὑγιεινή | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὑγιεινός | of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -εινός | Usually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -ehnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -es- | — |
Words derived from “igiene”