hygiene
/ˈhaɪˌdʒin/HIGH-jeen
/ˈhaɪˌdʒin/HIGH-jeen
Meaningthe art of health
Common meaning: practices for health and cleanliness
- hyghealthy, sound; healthLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 827 · scan
- ieneGreek -ieinē: noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ὑγιής; ὑγίεια ‘healthy, sound; health’.
Roots
- ὑγιής; ὑγίεια Greek “healthy, sound; health”
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