Etymology of the English word hygiene
the English word
hygienederived from the French word
hygiènederived from the Greek word
hugieinonderived from the Greek word
hugies, ὑγιής (healthy; well (in body); figuratively, true (in doctrine))
derived from the Latin word
hygieinaderived from the Greek word
hugies, ὑγιής (healthy; well (in body); figuratively, true (in doctrine))
derived from the New Latin word
hygiena (hygiene)
Date
The earliest known usage of hygiene in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
hygienic,
hygienics,
hygienistCognates
Dutch
hygiene, French
hygiène, German
Hygiene, Norwegian
hygiene, Swedish
hygienUsage
Word found in Modern English
