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hygieine
Greek · ancient
"relating to health"
relating to Hygieia, the goddess of health
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hygiene
French · 1500s
"the science of health and cleanliness"
carried into French medical vocabulary
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hygiene
English · 1600s
"practices that preserve health and cleanliness"
settled as the English word for cleanliness practices that preserve health
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