English
hygienics
From hygiene + -ics.
A compound of hygiene + -ics
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
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Ancient Greek ὑγιής ‘healthy, sound’
Ancient Greek ὑγιεινός ‘of health, good for the health, wholesome,…’
Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή
French hygiène
English hygiene
Today it means
noun The science of hygiene
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hygienics