health: [OE] Etymologically, health is the ‘state of being whole’. The word was formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the adjective *khailaz, ancestor of modern English whole. To this was added the abstract noun suffix *-itha, producing *khailitha, whence English health. The verb heal [OE] comes from the same source. => heal, whole
health (n.)
Old English h?lt "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," from Proto-Germanic *hailitho, from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (cognates: Old English hal "hale, whole;" Old Norse heill "healthy;" Old English halig, Old Norse helge "holy, sacred;" Old English h?lan "to heal"). With Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Of physical health in Middle English, but also "prosperity, happiness, welfare; preservation, safety." An abstract noun to whole, not to heal. Meaning "a salutation" (in a toast, etc.) wishing one welfare or prosperity is from 1590s. Health food is from 1848.
例文
1. His wife Cheryl said she had no worries about his health .
彼の妻シェリルは彼女が彼の健康を心配していないと言った。
2.The service covers contraceptive advice and health checks，and is available free.
サービス項目には避妊アドバイスと健康診断が含まれ、無料で提供されています。
3.His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health .
彼の気まぐれは体の不調のせいかもしれない。
4.Curiously，the struggle to survive has greatly improved her health .
奇妙なことに、彼女の必死の抗争は彼女の健康状態を大いに好転させた。
5.Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.