Where does “mastalgia” come from?

mastalgia (Italian) comes from Italian -algia, from New Latin -algia, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέγω — I heed, trouble myself.

mastalgia (Italian): mastalgia

Definitions

  1. mastalgia

Ancestry of “mastalgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-algiaalgia
2New Latin-algiaUsed to form nouns identifying specific kinds or...
3Ancient Greekἄλγοςpain (of either mind or body), sorrow, trouble, grief, distress, woe
4Ancient GreekἀλέγωI heed, trouble myself
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλέγω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλγος →Every word from Italian -algia →