Where does “iġjene” come from?

iġjene (Maltese) comes from Italian igiene, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός, from Ancient Greek -εινός, from Proto-Hellenic -ehnos, from Proto-Indo-European -es-.

iġjene (Maltese): hygiene, cleanliness, hygienics

Definitions

  1. hygiene, cleanliness, hygienics

Ancestry of “iġjene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianigienehygiene, cleanliness, hygienics
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- →Every word from Ancient Greek -εινός →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός →