Where does “nostalgico” come from?
nostalgico (Italian) comes from Italian nostalgia, from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος, from Ancient Greek -τος, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nostalgico (Italian): homesick; nostalgic; A person who longs for the...
Definitions
- homesick; nostalgic; A person who longs for the...
Ancestry of “nostalgico”, step by step
nostalgico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian nostalgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nostalgia | nostalgia, homesickness, longing |
| 2 | New Latin | nostalgia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόστος | the act of reaching a place: journey, arrival;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τος | Creates perfective passive verbal adjectives;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Portuguese nostalgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nostalgia | nostalgia yearning for the past |
via Spanish nostalgia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nostalgia | nostalgia |