Where does “nostalgikko” come from?

nostalgikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish nostalgia, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nostalgikko (Finnish): nostalgic

Definitions

  1. nostalgic

Ancestry of “nostalgikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnostalgianostalgia
2New Latinnostalgia—
3Ancient Greekνόστοςthe act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;...
4Ancient Greek-τοςCreates perfective passive verbal adjectives;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Ancient Greek -τος →Every word from Ancient Greek νόστος →