hygiène
French
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ) τέχνη (tékhnē) (art of health), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithygiène f (plural hygiènes)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Turkish: hijyen
Further reading
edit- “hygiène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.