First proven use of the word in English was in 1677s. The word hygiene comes from the French word hygiène, which is the western version of Greek word ������� (�����) - hugieinē technē, meaning "(art) of health", from �������� (hugieinos), "good for the health, healthy", in turn from ����� (hugiēs), "healthful, sound, salutary, wholesome". In ancient Greek religion, Hygeia (������) was the daughter of Asclepius and represented health.