Etymology of the French word hygiène
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))
Date
The earliest known usage of hygiène in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
hygiénique,
hygiénisme,
hygiéno-diététiqueDerivations in other languages
English
hygiene, Romanian
igienă, Spanish
higieneCognates
Dutch
hygiene, English
hygiene, German
Hygiene, Norwegian
hygiene, Swedish
hygien
