Where does “Higeia” come from?

Higeia (Portuguese) comes from Latin Hygēa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Higeia (Portuguese): Hygiea goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation

Definitions

  1. Hygiea goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation

Ancestry of “Higeia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHygēa—
2Ancient GreekὙγίειαhealth
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια →